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This is the largest tropical island on which rat eradication has been attempted, but 60 to 80 rats survived and populations recovered. After the Essex was destroyed by a sperm whale, inspiring Moby-Dick, its castaways first landed on this island. In early 2024, Plastic Odyssey finished clearing 9 tons of plastic waste off this remote island, previously called the most polluted in the world due to trash carried (-5[1])by the South Pacific Gyre. This [emphasize] currently uninhabited island supplied turtle eggs and red feathers, and a neighbor supplied basalt and obsidian, in a triangle trade with Mangareva described in (*) Jared Diamond’s (-5[1])Collapse. (-5[1])Aldabra and this (-5[1])island are the world’s last raised coral atolls in near-pristine condition. This island lies in but does not name an archipelago that also includes Oeno and Ducie Atolls. For 10 points, name this island, the largest of the Pitcairn Islands. (10[1]0[3])■END■

ANSWER: Henderson Island [or Henderson Atoll]
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John MarvinThe Love Song of J Alfred PrufRock and Roll All Nite (and Party Every Day)Northeast by Northwestern1440
Charles HangWashUClown Squad1440

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