Awesome Antarctica!

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1. Antarctica is: the driest continent the continent with the lowest surface point the highest continent all of these

2. Which country has the largest claim in Antarctica? Australia United States New Zealand Chile

3. What is the name of the largest glacier in Antarctica - and the world? Beardmore Glacier South Pole Glacier Ross Ice Shelf Lambert Glacier

4. What is Deception Island, off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, famous for? It's really a huge iceberg that resembles an island It appears and disappears with the tide People can swim there It is the southernmost island in the world

5. The ALH 84-001 meteorite was named for the area of Antarctica in which it was found - the ALlan Hills. What is the meteorite's claim to fame? It is the largest known meteorite It is the best evidence of life on Mars It is made of a previously unknown substance It was the first artificial meteorite.

6. What are the cold, dry winds that blow downhill at up to 300 km (180 mi) per hour called? katabatic winds Santa Ana winds polar trade winds penguin-pulverizers

7. What is the largest Antarctic land animal? polar bear penguin midge seal

8. Which Antarctic research base is located at the South Pole? Casey Bellingshausen Polar Base Amundsen-Scott

9. Which Antarctic base is located above a subglacial lake the size of Lake Ontario? Erebus Bellingshausen Vostok McMurdo Sound

10. This mountain, the southernmost volcano in the world, is located on Ross Island and rises 3794 meters. Answer: (Two Words)