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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 (15[1])called the most polluted (-5[1])in the world due to trash carried by the South Pacific Gyre. (-5[1])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 (-5[1])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[1])■END■

ANSWER: Henderson Island [or Henderson Atoll]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Micah ColmanTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up 5615
Henry AtkinsCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countryModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha60-5
Jason RohfritschRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlersas rational as the square root of two power bottoms72-5
Tony ChenSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of DonutShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere111-5
Elijah Mandelbaumas rational as the square root of two power bottomsRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers1440

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