MarianaTrench
Adventurersplumb thedepths of theocean
Atravelcompany is offering tourists the chance to vi sit the
deepestareaofocean in theworld. Foraround £650,
each theycandivesevenmiles downinaspecial submarine
to the ChallengerDeep, in thePacific Ocean. Only seven
people have visitedthisextremely deeppart of ocean, which
is fewer than the 12 people who have been to the Moon.Shikoku,Japan
Photoguide fortrainspotters
Trainspotters(people who enjoywatching trains) on the
island of Shikoku, in Japan, havebeen givenaspecial guide
to the best placesfromwhich to takephotos oftrains. The
Ministry ofTransport for the island,whichis in the southof
Japan, produced the document for thecountry’s 400,
train fans. Japan isfamous forhaving some of thefastest
and most efficienttrains in the world.Zagreb,Croatia
Earthquake damages capital
On 22 March, seventeen people wereinjured
whenalarge earthquake hitCroatia’s capital
Zagreb.The 5.3 magnitudeearthquake wasthe
largesttoh it the city for 140 years. Magnitudeis
the measurement used todeterminethe power
of anearthquake. The scale risesfromone to
10, with 10 the most powerful.Buildings were
damaged,including the city’scathedraland
Croatia’sparliament building.Kostenki, Russia
Mystery of IceAge mammothcircle
Acircle of mammothbones dating back25,000years has
beenfound inKostenki, Russia. The 12-metre-widestructure
contains skeletons, skulls and tusksofmorethan60different
mammoths.Itist hought that the sitewasusedtocarve up
mammoths,allowing humans to storemeatsafely in nearby
ice. Alexander Dudin, from theKostenkiMuseum Preserve,
and his team found evidence of bones beingused astorches,
whichsuggestthat peoplecould have workedatnight.Melbourne, Australia
Dancingzookeeper
attracts huge onlineaudience
Avideo ofazookeeper in Australia
dancing in the giraffe enclosure has
gone viral. MelbourneZoodecided
to livestream it sanimals so people
could watch from home because of
the coronavirus (seepage 2). Giraffes,
penguins, snowleopards andzebras
areall beingfilmedbut it wasa
dancingzookeepercalled Adam who
proved the most popular attraction. In
the video,hepullsout arainbowfan
before beginning his dancerouti ne.
Youcan watchthe footage hereat
tinyurl.com/TWJ-dancing-zookeeperAdamthe dancing
zookeeper.28 March 2020•The Week Junior
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