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Cameroon
Soldiers Kill Nine Civilians
The Cameroon military has admitted to killing nine civilians, including four women and a baby while searching for a missing comrade in the rebel-prone area of Missong in the northwest. In the confrontation with angry villagers, Cameroon soldiers were said to have acted “hasty” in an inappropriate escalation with civilians who were uncooperative. According to officials, four soldiers were arrested and brought under investigation. The admission of blame from the army is notable considering the ongoing separatist conflict and accusations of human rights abuses by civilians and rights organizations.
This map depicts the location where nine civilians were killed in Cameroon in the northwest village of Missong. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: Al Jazeera
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Brazil
Journalists Missing in Brazil
On Wednesday, police in the far west of Brazil stated that they had detained one suspect and four witnesses connected to the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips. Philips, age 57, went missing on Sunday in a remote part of the Amazon, along with 41-year-old Brazilian indigenous expert Bruni Araújo Pereia. Mr. Phillips’s wife, Alessandra Sampaio, has urged authorities to do more, and Mr. Pereira’s family has also asked to speed up the search. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro warned their adventure was unadvisable. Phillips and Pereira were last seen early Sunday in the Sao Rafael community returning by boat from the Vale do Javari, and headed for Atalaia do Norte, but never showed up. This area of Brazil has seen incursions by illegal gold miners, loggers, and drug traffickers, and tensions over illegal fishing have been rising.
This map depicts the Javari region of Brazil, where Phillips and Pereira are missing. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: BBC
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Antarctica
Scientists Map Southern Ocean
Scientists have now produced only their second ever version of what they call the “International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean.” The chart is now the most detailed image of the Southern Ocean ever produced, with their findings having identified the deepest point in the Southern Ocean. Much of the information in the chart comes from the ships that support scientific endeavors in Antarctica, which use sonar to measure depths of the ocean floor. In future iterations of the project, British contribution will come from the vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough. The map is part of the larger General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) Seabed 2030 project, which aims to map the entire ocean floor by 2030. .
This map depicts the most detailed view ever produced of the Southern Ocean. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: Can you guess which continent has the most deserts?
A: Australia
Australia has ten deserts, making it the continent with the most amount of deserts. Australia has vastly diverse climates, however two-thirds of the continent is considered arid. It is the smallest continent in regards to land mass and is home to some 23 million people, a majority of which live in the urban coastal regions. Australia’s largest desert, Great Victoria Desert, is found in the southwest region, and is the third largest subequatorial desert in the world. Great Victoria is also bordered by four other deserts – Simpson and Sturt Stony deserts to the east, Little Sandy Desert to the northwest, and Gibson Desert to the north.
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Q: Which South American country has the smallest coastline at 220 miles (354 km), and the majority of its population living in its narrow coastal plain?
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