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For today’s Geo Quiz we were looking for another name for ‘zero latitude.’ The answer is the equator. Anchor Marco Werman speaks to David de Rothschild, who is aboard the Plastiki, a sailing vessel made in part of recycled plastic bottles.
For today’s Geo Quiz we were looking for another name for ‘zero latitude.’ The answer is the equator. Anchor Marco Werman speaks to the member of a boat crew currently sailing near the equator in the South Pacific Ocean. David de Rothschild is aboard the Plastiki, a sailing vessel made in part of recycled plastic bottles.