Question

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 (-5[1])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 (10[1])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[3])■END■

ANSWER: Henderson Island [or Henderson Atoll]
<Geography - Geography>
= Average correct buzz position

Back to tossups

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Chinmay KansaraCLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!I wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire45-5
Ayaan GhoriAw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big boomsthrow away your cards, rally in the streets10810
Michael CoatesI wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retireCLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!1440
Conor ThompsonThompson et al.UBC1440
Tai BelkeUBCThompson et al.1440

Summary

2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025Y20%0%50%0.00
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025Y333%0%33%108.00