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1. Baffin Island, the largest island in Canada, is part of which Canadian province or territory?
2. Which of the following is true regarding the Icelandic island of Grimsey?
3. The volcanic island of Jan Mayen in the Arctic Ocean is administered by which Scandinavian country?
4. Which arctic island contains the easternmost point of Russia?
5. Which of the following is a moniker for Little Diomede, an American island located in the Bering Strait?
6. Antipodes Island, which is part of New Zealand, belongs to a chain of islands with what name?
7. Macquarie Island in the Pacific Ocean is located roughly halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica but is owned by which country?
8. Roosevelt Island is named after U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, but being subject to the Antarctic Treaty, it cannot be claimed by any nation. What is its geographical superlative?
9. The Diego Ramirez Islands off the coast of Chile were considered to be the southernmost charted land mass for 156 years until the discovery of the Sandwich Islands in 1775. To which of the following places is the Diego Ramirez Islands closest?
10. Although the Crozet Islands were originally claimed during a voyage under the leadership of Frenchman Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, which famous British explorer actually named the islands?
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