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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 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 Collapse. Aldabra and this 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. (0[6])■END■

ANSWER: Henderson Island [or Henderson Atoll]
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Cooper Rohjust one more half-dot bro12 Litres of Green Tea1440
Zaid Asif12 Litres of Green Teajust one more half-dot bro1440
Hazel Depreist-SullivanNJ TRANSit (and anwen i guess)Walston et. al.1440
Albert ZhangWalston et. al.NJ TRANSit (and anwen i guess)1440
Ryan RosenbergCope is the thing with feathersjeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan club1440
Isaac Kirk-Davidoffjeff mcneil #1 morningside heights fan clubCope is the thing with feathers1440

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