Question
The driest region on Earth is this desert’s fittingly named McMurdo Dry Valleys, parts of which haven’t received any precipitation for an estimated 2 million years. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this largest desert on Earth, whose McMurdo Dry Valleys are ironically home to several water features such as the Onyx River which flows into Lake Vanda.
ANSWER: Antarctica
[10h] McMurdo is also the namesake of the largest research station in Antarctica, which is located on this island. This island is also home to Mount Erebus, the world’s southernmost active volcano.
ANSWER: Ross Island
[10e] Another notable Antarctic research facility is the Amundsen-Scott Station, which is at this location. The station’s namesakes raced to discover this least-North point on the globe.
ANSWER: Geographic South Pole [do NOT accept or prompt on “magnetic south pole”]
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Summary
| 2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite) | 2023-10-21 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Data
| Missouri | WUSTL | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |