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Antarctica True Or False

Pick whether these facts about Antarctica are true or false.
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Last updated: January 27, 2021
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First submittedJanuary 26, 2021
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1. Antarctica is the least populous continent in the world
True
False
2. Antarctica is a desert
True
False
3. The population of Antarctica is bigger than the population of Nauru
True
False
4. The average thickness of Antarctic ice is about 1 mile
True
False
5. The US is larger than Antarctica in area
True
False
6. There are no active volcanoes in Antarctica
True
False
Mt. Erebus is an active volcano in Antarctica
7. Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the South Pole
True
False
8. Someone skied across Antarctica
True
False
Felicity Aston traveled 1,084 miles by ski across the continent of Antarctica
9. Antarctica is entirely in the Antarctic Circle
True
False
Almost, but not quite
10. Penguins live on Antarctica
True
False
11. There are sand dunes 500 feet high
True
False
Although Antarctica has some big sand dunes, none of them are that big. The highest one reaches 230 feet
12. There is a lake in Antarctica that can stay liquid -4 degrees fahrenheit
True
False
13. Antarctica holds the record for coldest temperature recorded on Earth
True
False
14. It's colder in the summer than the winter in Antarctica
True
False
15. Penguins are considered residents of Antarctica
True
False
No, of course not
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Level 44
Jan 26, 2021
Good job on this one
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Level 55
Jan 27, 2021
Thanks :D
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Level 77
Jan 27, 2021
Great quiz. Thank you. Could I suggest that you amend question 9 to read "Antarctic Circle" rather than "Arctic". It will still be false but perhaps slightly less obviously so.
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Level 55
Jan 27, 2021
Oh oops. It's supposed to say Antarctic circle. Fixed