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Egypt
Tourist Submarine Sinks
At least four tourists have died and several others are missing after the Sinbad submarine sank approximately half a mile (1 km) off the coast of Hurghada, a popular resort city on the Red Sea. The vessel, which was carrying 45 people, including dozens of Russian tourists, was on an excursion to explore coral reefs when the incident occurred. Rescue workers pulled 29 people out of the water, 9 of whom were brought to the hospital. The cause of the sinking remains unclear and an investigation has been launched by Egyptian authorities. This incident follows a series of tourist boat accidents in the Red Sea, including the sinking of a tourist yacht last November that resulted in multiple casualties and missing persons.
This map depicts where a recreational submarine sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Hurghada, Egypt. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: CBS News
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Lithuania
Missing U.S. Soldiers
An empty military tank was uncovered in a swamp in southeastern Lithuania in the hunt for four missing U.S. soldiers lost during a NATO drill. The troops likely used this tank when performing war exercises and completing tactical training near the border with Belarus, a close ally to Russia. The four missing soldiers are all from the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division and were rotated into Europe as part of NATO’s Operation Atlantic Resolve, which was initiated following Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte claimed yesterday the missing soldiers are dead; however, NATO stepped in to clarify that their fates are still unknown. Recovery efforts continue for both the soldiers and the tank.
This map depicts the location of the training exercises. Click on the map to learn more.
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Graphic Source: The Sun
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United States
New Thermal Vent in Yellowstone
Geologists have confirmed the emergence of a new thermal vent in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The steam plume was first observed coming up from the location in Norris Geyser basin in August, but it was only announced by the United States Geological Survey’s Yellowstone Volcano Observatory last week, following months of observation and measurements. The new steam vent is part of a rhyolite lava flow, a type of thick, chunky slow-moving lava that also produced a new steam vent in 2003. Yellowstone National Park sits atop a supervolcano which provides the heat energy for its numerous geothermal attractions. The supervolcano is believed to be due for another major eruption in around 100,000 years, with the potential to produce devastating impacts across North America.
This map depicts the location of a new thermal vent in Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What is Australia’s most extensive mountain range?
A: The Great Dividing Range
The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera, or the Eastern Highlands, is mainland Australia’s most substantial topographic feature and serves as the definitive watershed for the river systems in eastern Australia. It is an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus, and rolling hills. The cordillera runs roughly parallel to the east coast of Australia and forms the fifth-longest land-based mountain chain in the world, and the longest entirely within a single country. The highest place in Australia, the 7,310-foot (2,228 m) Mount Kosciuszko, resides in the Snowy Mountains portion of southern Great Dividing Range.
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Q: What country is home to a forest known as the “Place of Darkness,” where half of the world’s mountain gorillas live?
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