On the Subject of Noah's Ark

Proponents of a local flood (as opposed to a global flood) have an interesting point. If the Bible's account of time and wind during the flood is literal, then it is a little unbelievable that the Ark would 'launch' and land in the same general area of the world.

 

I believe the Bible's account of the flood to be true and literal. I also believe God can do anything He wants, and He most definitely can guide a boat through the waters, but my mind is awed at the wonder of how different our world would be had the ark landed anywhere else than the Middle East. Everything in history would have been changed. Everything.