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Regions - Antartica 0002
1.
Near which Norwegian city was Antarctic explorer Roald Amundsen born?
Bergen
Narvik
Oslo
Trondheim
2.
What is the highest point in Antarctica?
Mount Coman
Mount Erebus
Mount Jackson
Mount Minto
3.
What in Antarctica are Abbot, Riiser-Larsen and Ronne?
Ice Shelves
Islands
Peninsulas
Seas
4.
What can be found in Antarctica at 78 28 South, 106 48 East?
Getz Ice Shelf
Mount Sidley
Smyley Island
Vostok Research Station
5.
What is the more common name for the "notothenia rossii" fish?
Antarctic Cod
Antarctic Haddock
Antarctic Plaice
Antarctic Salmon
6.
What event in 1979 adversely affected the Antarctica tourist industry?
The crash of an airliner
The break-up of an ice shelf
Threats by the Argentine military
Eruption of long-dormant Mt. Erebus
7.
Who was the Antarctic explorer after whom the Ross Sea was named?
James Clark Ross
Jeffrey Craig Ross
Jeremy Cosworth Ross
John Charles Ross
8.
What nationality was Charles Wilkes, explorer of the East Antarctic coast in 1838-42?
American
Australian
British
Canadian
9.
Of Antarctica's 800 species of plant, how many are lichens?
150
350
550
750
10.
What interesting specimen was discovered at Seymour Island, Antarctica in 1982?
Bronze Age cookware
Fossil of a marsupial
Gold deposits
Hieroglyphics on the wall of a cave
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