Location Flashcards

1
Q

General description?

A

Southernmost continent

Overlying South Pole

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2
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Ocean?

A

Southern Ocean

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3
Q

Climate/land?

A

Dessert

-200mm of precipitation along the coast

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4
Q

3 famous explorers?

A

Roald Amundsen
Ernest Shackleton
Captain James hook

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5
Q

Roald Amundsen know for?

A

First expedition to the South Pole

-1911

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6
Q

Ernest Shackleton known for?

A

Polar explorer, associated with 4 expeditions exploring Antarctica in 1914

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7
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Captain James Cook known for?

A

Crossing the Antarctic circle in 1773

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