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Antarctic Physical Geography

Guess these answers that pertain to the physical geography of the Antarctic.
Based on the Physical Geography series
Idea from a comment by thecoolestdude2 on www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/north-american-physical-geography
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Last updated: August 1, 2015
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Tallest mountain
Vinson
Largest lake
Vostok
Worlds largest glacier
Lambert
Largest ice shelves
Ross
Filchner-Ronne
Large island in ice shelf #2, southernmost island
Berkner
Southernmost active volcano on Earth
Mount Erebus
Largest peninsula
Antarctic
Longest river
Onyx
Strait between Antarctica and South America
Drake Passage
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Largest island
Alexander
Surrounding ocean
Southern
Saltiest lake in the world
Don Juan
Island chain ~120 km from the mainland, location of many research bases
South Shetland Islands
Largest of the above
King George Island
Northernmost point (on mainland)
Prime Head, Trinity Peninsula
Southernmost point
South Pole
Mountain range that divides the continent into West and East Antarctica
Transantarctic
Extremely alkaline/basic (pH up to 12.1) and very transparent (~77 meters) lake
Untersee
Dominant biome/ecosystem
Polar desert
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Quizzer6794
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Aug 1, 2015
Very good idea! :)
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