Chilly Antarctica

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1. Who is the Scottish cartographer that officially began to use the name 'Antarctica' in 1887? John George Bartholomew Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen Mikhail Lazarev David Henry Lewis

2. What mountains in Antarctica divide it into an eastern and western region? Transantarctic Mountains West Antarctica Ranges East Antarctica Ranges Mount Abrams

3. What is the continent's most active volcano? Vinson Massif South Magnetic Pole Mt. Lambert Mt. Erebus

4. What natural lights can you see in Antarctica, which are often called the southern lights? aurora borealis aurora antarctalis aurora katchalis aurora australis

5. According to legend, who were the first people to cross the Antarctic Circle? Eskimos Maoris Vikings Indios

6. Who was the first solo person on record to climb to the top of Mt. Erebus? Roger Mear Roald Amundsen Ernest Shackleton Sir John Franklin

7. As part of the geographic and geologic study of Antarctica, what do you call the scientific study of ice? Iciology Arcticology Frostology Glaciology

8. What peninsula lies between the Weddell and Bellingshausen seas, and below the Drake Passage? Arctic Peninsula Vedell Peninsula Enderby Peninsula Antarctic Peninsula

9. The highest point in Antarctica is the Vinson Massif Mountain. In which mountain range is it located? Ammonite Mountains Transantarctic Mountains Ellsworth Mountains Coronet Mountains

10. What do you called the ice shelf located below the Antarctic Peninsula? Ross Ice Shelf Ronne Ice Shelf Ellsworth Ice Shelf Victoria Ice Shelf