Global Chokepoints Explained
#Geography #Geopolitics
CHOKEPOINTS PART 2: • MORE Chokepoints: Narrow Geography
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The Suez Canal obstruction caused a major global shipping catastrophe, but it's not the only place on earth where canals or straits can become blocked. These are some of the chokepoints that control the world - including Bab el-Mandeb, Strait of Malacca, Panama Canal, Stait of Gibraltar and a quick mention of the Strait of Hormuz.
Credits
Rjukan valley photo: CCBY3.0 G.Lanting
Gibraltar aerial photo: CCBY3.0 Rémy Sanchez
Atlantropa render: CCBY3.0 Ittiz
Atlantropa infographic: CCBY3.0 Devilm25 (map), VulcanTrekkie45 (translation)
Sources
This is an interesting article that looks at chokepoints from an oil shipping perspective: https://www.eia.gov/international/ana...
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