Geo Quiz / Geo answer
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.
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