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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. (-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 (-5[1])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 (-5[1])this island, the largest of the Pitcairn Islands. (0[1])■END■

ANSWER: Henderson Island [or Henderson Atoll]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Allan LeeStanford+number of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku72-5
Anuttam RamjiCry of the Common LoonWhere are the ACF Nationals recordings?100-5
Rohan ShelkeBerkeleyA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairs136-5
Neil GurramA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairsBerkeley1440

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2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y30%0%100%0.00
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y425%25%75%56.00
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y617%0%67%144.00
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y30%0%0%0.00
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y367%33%33%86.00