16 May 2019 /

the Guardian / Ben Smee

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414 million pieces of plastic found on remote island group

Cocos Islands

DMS:	S 12º 12' 20.42" E 96º 50' 44.632"
Lat/Lng:	-12.2056723142522 96.8457309901714

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Debris on Cocos (Keeling) Islands was mostly bottles, cutlery, bags and straws, but also included 977,000 shoes, study says

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