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Sorry, that is incorrect. Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth, with fewer than 1,000 people living there (none permanently).

Antarctica: The Frozen Continent

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Yes! That is correct. Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth, with fewer than 1,000 people living there (none permanently).

How many people stay in Antarctica at any given time?

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100,000

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Yes! That is correct. Antarctica is slightly larger than Australia. It is the 5thlargest continent.

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North America

Australia

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Africa

Antarctica is slightly larger than what other continent?

Sorry, that is incorrect. Antarctica is slightly larger than Australia. It is the 5thlargest continent.

E. H. Shackleton

Captain James Cook

What famous explorer was shipwrecked in the sea ice around Antarctica?

Captain John Davis

Yes! That is correct. E. H. Shackleton and his crew survived being shipwrecked in the sea ice around Antarctica and finally were rescued after a harrowing voyage in a small open boat across 1,300 kilometers (807 miles).

Sorry, that is incorrect. E. H. Shackleton and his crew survived being shipwrecked in the sea ice around Antarctica and finally were rescued after a harrowing voyage in a small open boat across 1,300 kilometers (807 miles).

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William Smith

Gondwana

Pangea

Rodinia

Yes! That is correct. Antarctica was part of the “supercontinent” Gondwana 180 million years ago.

Sorry, that is incorrect. Antarctica was part of the “supercontinent” Gondwana 180 million years ago.

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Laurasia

Antarctica was part of what “supercontinent” 180 million years ago?

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What is the average temperature at the South Pole?

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Yes! That is correct. The average temperature at the South Pole is -48°C.

Sorry, that is incorrect. The average temperature at the South Pole is -48°C.

-48°C

What divides Antarctica from East to West?

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the Continental Ice Sheet

Lake Vostok

Yes! That is correct. The Transantarctic Mountain Chain divides Antarctica from East to West.

the Ross Ice Shelf

Sorry, that is incorrect. The Transantarctic Mountain Chain divides Antarctica from East to West.

the Transantarctic Mountain Chain