(Aldra Pls Answer)What are some important Maritime Choke Points?

1. 2024-07-20 at 5:54 AM UTC

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   Kingoftoes Tuskegee Airman
   I know of a few important ones, but I'd like to see which I've missed. Please post below the ones that I've failed to add and I'll check them out. I'm not sure the exact name for all of these, but I'm sure you guys will get the picture
   
   1: Panama Canal.
   
   2: Suez Canal.
   
   3: Dardanelles.
   
   4: Strait of Gibraltar.
   
   5: Strait of Malacca.
   
   6: Strait of Sunda.
   
   7: Gulf of Aden.
   
   8: St. Lawrence Seaway.
   
   9: Danish Straits.
   
   10: Gulf of Mexico around the Mississippi
   
   11: Strait of Hormuz
   
   12: Strait of Vancouver
2. 2024-07-20 at 6:10 AM UTC

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   ner vegas African Astronaut
   choke points in what context? because some of those could be closed without significantly impacting shipping but would incur extra travel time/costs, like how Yemen has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz for some ships, creating a significant imbalance in costs for friendly/unfriendly shipping without fully stopping traffic.
   
   the Sea of Japan/East China sea near Japan and South Korea isn't really a chokepoint per se but it's one of the most important regions of control for current global shipping routes; it's a large part of why the US insists on maintaining bases there.
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3. 2024-07-20 at 6:16 AM UTC

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   Kingoftoes Tuskegee Airman

   Originally posted by ner vegas choke points in what context? because some of those could be closed without significantly impacting shipping but would incur extra travel time/costs, like how Yemen has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz for some ships, creating a significant imbalance in costs for friendly/unfriendly shipping without fully stopping traffic.
   
   the Sea of Japan/East China sea near Japan and South Korea isn't really a chokepoint per se but it's one of the most important regions of control for current global shipping routes; it's a large part of why the US insists on maintaining bases there.

   
   I should have specified Economically important choke points. Strait of Hormuz, Panama Canal, and the Dardanelles are prime examples in my mind.
4. 2024-07-20 at 6:20 AM UTC

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   ner vegas African Astronaut
   https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:124.8/centery:32.6/zoom:6
   
   zoom out, it'll give you a good idea
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5. 2024-07-20 at 6:26 AM UTC

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   Kingoftoes Tuskegee Airman

   Originally posted by ner vegas https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:124.8/centery:32.6/zoom:6
   
   zoom out, it'll give you a good idea

   
   Makes sense, a lot of the busiest ports in the world are in East China (Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenzhen, etc).
6. 2024-07-20 at 4:27 PM UTC

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   Bradley Florida Man

   Originally posted by ner vegas choke points in what context? because some of those could be closed without significantly impacting shipping but would incur extra travel time/costs, like how Yemen has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz for some ships, creating a significant imbalance in costs for friendly/unfriendly shipping without fully stopping traffic.
   
   the Sea of Japan/East China sea near Japan and South Korea isn't really a chokepoint per se but it's one of the most important regions of control for current global shipping routes; it's a large part of why the US insists on maintaining bases there.

   
   If there's one thing I know about human beings is they're extremely innovative when it involves them getting more money.
   
   If you close 1 port, another will get busier. If you block one passageway, they will go around it. Humans, like water, always want to follow a path of least resistance, but just as a river hitting a rock goes around it humans will just incur additional times and expenses to go around the obstacle to continue their money train.
7. 2024-07-20 at 4:30 PM UTC

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   Bradley Florida Man
   (Hey Aldra) What's loosest pussy you've ever experienced?
8. 2024-07-20 at 4:32 PM UTC

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   Bradley Florida Man
   Choke me while you pound my tight significant Maritime Canal, Bradley.
9. 2024-07-21 at 3:42 AM UTC

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   Lanny Lanny African Astronaut

   Originally posted by ner vegas https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:124.8/centery:32.6/zoom:6
   
   zoom out, it'll give you a good idea

   
   He's talking about the data-blackout that they're trying to pass off as a corrupt update causing BSOD this week.
   
   it shows how easy it is to do this and how much they could cost the world in just a few days in global financial loss