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13 Cards in this Set
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ice shelf
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ice that extends out over the ocean
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outback
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harsh wilderness region in central and western Australia
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atoll
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a coral reef surrounding an inner lagoon
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geyser
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hot spring that shoots jets of steam and heated water into the air
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krill
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shrimp-like creatures that provide food for whales and fish
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Aborigine
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first inhabitant of Australia
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convergence zone
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point at which the frigid waters around Antarctica meet the warmer waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans
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artesian well
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a hole drilled deep into the ground to tap a layer of porous earth filled with groundwater
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crevasse
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a large crack
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cyclone
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what the Australians call a hurricane
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pack ice
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icebergs mixed with ice in the ocean waters
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lagoon
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an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes
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trust territory
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region that is supervised by anther nation
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