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1. Who is the Scottish cartographer that officially began to use the name 'Antarctica' in 1887?
2. What mountains in Antarctica divide it into an eastern and western region?
3. What is the continent's most active volcano?
4. What natural lights can you see in Antarctica, which are often called the southern lights?
5. According to legend, who were the first people to cross the Antarctic Circle?
6. Who was the first solo person on record to climb to the top of Mt. Erebus?
7. As part of the geographic and geologic study of Antarctica, what do you call the scientific study of ice?
8. What peninsula lies between the Weddell and Bellingshausen seas, and below the Drake Passage?
9. The highest point in Antarctica is the Vinson Massif Mountain. In which mountain range is it located?
10. What do you called the ice shelf located below the Antarctic Peninsula?
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