The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Papua New Guinea. Five men who set sail from Papua New Guinea have been rescued after more than 2 months adrift in a small boat in the Pacific Ocean. A doctor in the Marshall Islands says another day drifting and they probably wouldn’t have survived. Anchor Jeb Sharp has details.
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