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1. At which geographic point can the continent of Antarctica be found?
 
North Pole
South Pole
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
 
 
2. Drake Passage is found between Antarctica and which major landmass?
 
Africa
Australia
Indian Sub-Continent
South America

Drake Passage is 1000km wide and is the Antarctic Ocean's narrowest constriction
 
 
3. The landmass of Antarctica is almost wholly covered by what?
 
Fog
Forest
Ice
Sand
 
 
4. In which month are Antarctica's lowest temperatures normally recorded?
 
April
August
December
February

The coldest temperatures are normally recorded just before the return of the sun
 
 
5. Which explorer was the first to reach the geographic South Pole in 1911?
 
Fridtjof Nansen
James Cook
Roald Amundsen
Thor Heyerdahl
 
 
6. Which country has a territorial claim to Ross Dependency in Antarctica?
 
Nepal
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
 
 
7. What nationality was Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton?
 
British
Canadian
Chilean
Norwegian

Shackleton was born in County Kildare in 1874, long before Irish independence
 
 
8. What in Antarctica is Mount Erebus?
 
Glacier
National Park
Volcano
Whaling Station
 
 
9. Which British expedition leader died in Antarctica in March 1912?
 
Ridley Scott
Robert Falcon Scott
Sir Peter Scott
Sir Walter Scott
 
 
10. What is the principal mountain range in Antarctica?
 
Antarctic Alps
Sierra Antarctica
Southern Rockies
Transantarctic Mountains
 
 
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