Chilly Antarctica

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

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

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

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? Sir John Franklin Ernest Shackleton Roger Mear Roald Amundsen

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

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

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