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krill - ANS an invertebrate similar to a shrimp in size and shape.
protocol - ANS a formal agreement for rules of conduct between nations.
sound - ANS an area of water between two bodies of land, e.g., the coast and an island.
The South Pole was first reached by _____. - ANS Roald Amundsen
The Antarctica continent is split roughly in half by the __________ Mountain Range. - ANS
Transantarctic
Which of the following are names of Antarctica's larger ice shelves? - ANS Larsen
Filchner-Ronne
Ross
What purpose does the Antarctic-Environmental Protocol serve? - ANS It keeps the continent clean and
unspoiled.
It prohibits the drilling or mining of any minerals.
As can be expected, Antarctica is one of the wettest continents on earth. - ANS false
The lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth was at the ____________ Station in 1983. - ANS Vostok