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Find out the answer to Yesterday's GeoQuestion, "Which highway is the longest in the world?" below!
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Italy
Murder at Sea?
Italian authorities are investigating the death of 26 teenage girls whose bodies were recovered in the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday. The victims were all Nigerian between the ages of 14 and 18 and were attempting to cross into Europe from Libya. Prosecutors are working to determine if the girls were sexually abused and murdered. According to the International Organization for Migrations, so far for 2017, an estimated 111,552 migrants arrived in Italy by sea and over 2,639 migrants have died during the crossing. 

This map shows the Central Mediterranean migrant route. Click on the map to learn more. 
Further Reading: Washington Post, CNN, NPR
Graphic Source: BBC
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India
Smothering Smog
On Tuesday, Delhi residents woke up to a blanket of thick grey smog, prompting a public health emergency. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also called for school closures for the next few days. Reports state that pollution levels in some areas had reached 30 times the World Health Organization's recommended limit. The smog surge is being blamed on slow winds and colder temperatures and officials have been urging residents to remain indoors.

This map depicts the air quality index (AQI) for Delhi. Click on the map to go to an interactive map to learn about air quality in Delhi and other places. 
Further Reading: BBC, Guardian, Hindustan Times, Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera
Graphic Source: aqicn.org
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Australia
Rare Map Display
Australia's National Library for the first time will be displaying a rare 17th Century map of Australia, one of just two left. The map created in 1659 by renowned Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu for Dutch East India Company and which predates British settlement on the continent. The map was thought to have been lost forever until it was found in 2010 in storage in Sweden. According to the library, the map is based on a sighting of Tasmania by Abel Tasman's crew aboard the Zeehaen in 1642. 

This image is of the rare 17th Century Map . Click on the map to learn more. 
Further Reading: Daily Mail, The Nation, ABC, Reuters, BBC
Graphic Source: Live Science
GeoQuestion

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Friday's Answer
Q: Which highway is the longest in the world?

A: Pan American Highway
Listed as the world's longest highway by the Guinness Book of World Records, this highway has a length of 48,000 kilometers. It connects almost all countries in North and South America except for a stretch of 100 km called the Darién Gap, in Panama, where it crosses a forest, and swampland.
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Today's Question
Q: Which country is the leading producer of bicycles?

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