Daily Questions #20: 10/19/22

We will finish our tour of the continents with Antarctica! Starting tomorrow, we will get a greater variety of questions; stay tuned, circuiters!

  1. What massive mountain is the highest point of Antarctica?
  2. McMurdo Station, a major American research station, is the largest locale in Antarctica. It’s located on McMurdo Sound, an arm of what sea covered by a large ice shelf?
  3. What body of water separates the tip of South America from the Antarctic Peninsula?
  4. What area west of the Antarctic Peninsula is the largest unclaimed territory in the world?
  5. Antarctica is home to several subglacial lakes. Name the largest of them, which contains water that possibly has been stored for over 15 million years. (Hint: it’s named after a Russian!)

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