Global Chokepoints Explained

#Geography #Geopolitics
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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: www.eia.gov/in...
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[@TicketToKnow]

Part 2 here: Exploring More Geographical Chokepoints kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoiXhp2ejtaGjpo

[@James-kv6kb]

You're not pronouncing your words correctly why would you pronounce water with a D same with important you're just trying to sound dumb I think because it's trendy

[@regolith1350]

“There are load of potential threats to the Bab el-Mandeb, such as regional conflicts, piracy…” Watching this in early 2024, you are absolutely correct!

[@SJ-ik8zr]

Thank you Jimbo. Mary and me are on our way

[@arnoldmmbb]

1:40 you are very right dude, this video has aged perfectly

[@judgemental9253]

😅

[@BinkCarroll]

The Panama Canal is suffering a drought currently and this is impacting the traffic through the canal.

[@acd23_lists]

Hurricane season may bring enough showers to the area. It is not something to worry, I suppose? Or is it?

[@Retroist2024]

Can't they feed sea water into the lagoon?

[@jp-cc3sh]

@@Retroist2024Not sure why but they decided to use fresh water… They come from 2 separate lakes. I’m guessing it’s cheaper plus more sustainable or it was when they created the canal.

[@Retroist2024]

@@jp-cc3sh my mistake, the lagoon has higher elevation than oceans of both sides. Therefore if the fresh water is dried out the canal would not work.

[@lucasgamingplays1268]

Bro pronounced Bad el-Mand

[@s.a.m.francis]

I’d love a part 2! These choke points are so interesting to look at and understand

[@nishikokazuko]

Yeah there are other important choke points like 6 degree channel or grand channel, strait of otranto, strait of Sicily, Greek part of Aegean sea, torres strait, the øresund and Luzon strait

[@oakefaloskavliaris]

''Strait of Malacca'' is such a funny name to me (I'm Greek & ''malaka'' is like our national swear-word, lol) Childish I know, but still... 🙂

[@kavitaandy9361]

Befitting for China! 😅

[@fid.firdhaus]

Its named after the Sultanate of Malacca which controls the route for hundreds of years before portuguese came thru.

[@luis_zuniga]

You should definitely make a part 2, or one about the Turkish straits.

[@robhunt8682]

The Strait of Gibraltar is also bound by Spain on the coast of Africa with its Autonomous Communities in Melilla and Ceuta. Not only the UK with Gibraltar...

[@IceSpoon]

The baltic sea is an interesting chokepoint. It's not a "point" on itself, but it's the one exit that Russia has towards the atlantic, and it's packed with NATO-friendly countries, so it's pretty fragile from a political point of view.

[@J069FIX]

Also, the mouth of the Baltic (Öresund) has only a maximum depth of 40 metres, with quite narrow gaps between the Swedish West coast and the Danish islands of Själland and Fyn. Easily blockaded (and mined) by even a moderately sized navy (thus perfect for both the Royal Danish Navy and the Royal Swedish Navy).

[@josephtaylor3857]

Great vid. Would love a part 2. Canada's Northwest Passage may be a good one to include in part 2. The NP may become more important as time goes on.

[@gorzux2829]

Could you talk about navigable rivers all around the world? Myself that's a topic I haven't studied a lot and don't start quite understand because I'm from Iquique, a coastal city without rivers in around 200km so it's weird to me that a cargo ship could travel inland. Please please please and also great video with the visuals and focusing less in Europe

[@rncmv]

you should have done some research on your own; you can study any topic regardless the place you live ("I do live in the lowland, so I have no idea how mountains work" - how lame does this sound?

[@Lunariant]

I would love a video on this topic too

[@TheWeekday2100]

The strait between Dover & calais would be good for a part two!

[@roscoehilton7727]

The Chokepoint in Denmark that allows passage between the North Sea Atlantic and the Baltic Sea?

[@larsmunch4536]

Between Kattegat and the Baltic Sea there are several parallel waterways: Øresund, Storebælt and Lillebælt, which are all natural waterways. Then there is also the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, which is an artificial waterway in northern Germany. Does Götakanalen in Sweden also count? In time of war, there have been mines in both Øresund, Storebælt and Lillebælt.

[@acd23_lists]

Wow. They do take lot of risks to carry out businesses for worldwide efficient operations. How narrow these places are, given wide variety of items that need to be transported. A plane cannot get as big as a ship. Wow. Lets celebrate the businesses that face such hurdles and give us International goods on time. We don't even realize sitting at home placing our next order which cud be coming from miles abroad. Panama Canal is my favorite of all.

[@jeremykraenzlein5975]

I have heard a reference to "The Seven Choke Points of World Commerce", but without a clear listing of them. I was assuming that the Panama and Suez Canals were two of them, and other points described in this video probably also make the list, but does anyone have a copy of or link to the official list of seven choke points?

[@Professorkek]

gud vid. A part 2 would be cool. I'm interested in the lesser known choke points.

[@irmaosmatos4026]

Also very important to note that there's basically no alternate way to the Panama canal, in Canada there's the Arctic, and Cape Horn is basically impossible to traverse. (And Magellan is very difficult to traverse.

[@jeremykraenzlein5975]

The bad news is that both the artic north of Canada and the Magellan straight are made difficult to impossible to navigate by winter weather at certain times of the year. The good news is that their most difficult times come at opposite times of the year. The worst time to attempt to cross the Canadian northern shipping lanes is the best time to cross the Straight of Magellan, and vica versa. So if anything happens to the Panama Canal, ships could relatively easily use whichever of these alternate routes is easier for the current time of year.

[@opo33333]

Still it's a LONG detour to go all the way around one of the americas

[@jeremykraenzlein5975]

@@opo33333 Agreed. That's why we built the Panama Canal, and would prefer that it remains operational. But as a backup plan, depending on one's destination, going around one of the American continents could be shorter than just turning around and going the other way around the world.

[@norml.hugh-mann]

It's not that difficult to traverse the straights of Magellan..especially in the summer..but it's def a chokepoint and environmentally sensitive area. Plenty of even small small sailboats cross around cape horn..just not in it'd winter but many ships would be just fine year round there if they delay for weather as needed. We aren't sailing wooden sailing vessels anymore

[@mitchellbarnow1709]

Parts II and III would be appreciated! Awesome video today!

[@JAR__]

Lmao im learning abt this in ap hug ams i just get recommended this

[@VarunMilan]

My dream from childhood has always been to travel the world at the age of 25 due to a retina problem I lost most of my eye sight but still I wanna pursue my dreams Watching these videos really motivates me to run after my dreams 🎭 I wanna be an inspiration for others through my channel 💙

[@shoaibkolkata]

Watching this after Yamen incident of blocking the passage for Israeli ship

[@JessmanChicken86]

anyone who's played a tower defense game knows the importance of choke points

[@TheSpiritombsableye]

The Sunda and Lombok Straits are highly volcanic and not wise points of egress.

[@JulianOShea]

Ticket to Know is back, baby!

[@noodengr3three825]

You mention in passing the Bosporus and Dardanelles. I just visited that area and learned about the horrors that took place fighting over the control of Gallipoli in WW1. The longest suspension bridge in the world now spans the Dardanelles.

[@jshi3]

KZbin recommendations are a really funny thing.

[@12Jakeyboy]

I didn't care at all about geography or history in school but now in my 20s all this kind of stuff fascinates me somehow

[@thirunavukkarasan7]

Strait of Hormuz is also another chokepoint in Gulf

[@1AMCHRIS]

The Gibraltar strait lies on a fault line and it's theorised it's been blocked multiple times in the past. The could have a cataclysmic effect today on the global economy.

[@Fredy_The_Yeti]

The caspian sea is connected to the Sea of Azov through the Volga-Don Canal, which connects to the black sea through the Kerch Straight, which connects to the Sea of Marmara through the Bosporus which then connects to the Mediteranian Sea through the Dardenlles Straight, which then finally connects to the ocean through the gebralta steaight

[@charlesburgoyne-probyn6044]

Baab al mandab

[@SantaFe19484]

The Chinese have a clever trick to avoid the Strait of Malacca, send their containers by train through Pakistan, to be loaded onto ships.

[@Gamerstrats1987]

Currently watching this in class. Get me out of here this class is boring. Great vid, tho👌

[@dp7933]

What the hell is wrong with people? At 19s I had a panic attack. I would NEVER live there-- you';re in constant threat of rockslides/mudslides. Terrifying. Am I the only person who makes land purchases based on risk?

[@stephenchappell7512]

The British used to control all the major choke points Gibraltar Suez Aden Cape Town Singapore Falklands

[@kingmalu39]

in 50 years the artic circle will become a new chokepoint

[@albertnawab9211]

If every Leader has understanding and live peacefully, not greedy, not villain, not beaurocrat, no double standard then these choke points will be a beautiful place. Every problem created by US and Israel.

[@gmnurulbayes6673]

I have a question 🤔⁉️ when they trade Asia to America, why don't they use the Pacific isn't the distance came small? Even to the euro that distances get short. And they don't need to use any camel. And also why all the ship need to stay near land ? Those ships are huge they don't need to think about refuel.

[@WayneKitching]

3:56 Or droughts. The central lake is a freshwater lake and it's level is getting lower, at least according to some KZbin channels.

[@SuperLeica1]

I recently read somewhere, that drought may threaten the Panama canal in the near future. Climate change may decrease the water supply from rain. Various plans to get water into the highest locks are prepared, but the costs seem to become high either way.

[@arturosolas1290]

3d printing and the polar passage is the answer to ease potential problems of blocked shipping choke points.

[@ishq4all]

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[@James-kv6kb]

Warda 😂 water does not have a d in it neither does important you need to pronounce words correctly not sound like Americans

[@hausandhues573]

What's the piano piece used in background?

[@PedroGlez-t3n]

Gibraltar is only 6 square km , totally surrounded by Spanish Land and Waters , without any aereal space for acces , Gibraltar is not located in the closest area towards Nothafrica but somehow sideways, Algeciras has that honor in the peninsula and Melilla in North Africa side .In wartime Gibraltar is more of a Liability than a position of advantage.

[@Illusion517]

Guessing off the top of my head: Suez, Panama, Bosporus, Malacca, Gibraltar, and Hormuz?

[@Normal_user_coniven]

And, most of them are in the Islamic countries. That's what make Abbasid and Ottomans very powerful in economy, due to taxes from passing through these straits.

[@RavneetStudyCorner]

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[@johnmcentegart007]

Which Choke Points are the most critical? Answer this question. Include Transatlantic cables for commerce.

[@ovaaaaaL]

The English Channel and the Danish straights are also interesting chokepoints. Or maybe it's covered in the part 2? I don't know but I'll watch it next.

[@cheesedude1733]

You show 5 circled choke points and discuss 4. Nothing on the Straight of Hormuz?

[@AnonTriple]

Did you watch the whole video ?

[@richarddecker9515]

Panama Canal should have been sea level. The Suez Canal needs to be much wider and deeper. All others should be improved, just good for global trade

[@grahamthomson6969]

You don't need to block a strait with a wall of ships. A single destroyer could simply sit off the mouth of the strait and tell cargo ships to turn around. They will all do it. Think of a man with a rifle standing in the street telling the pizza delivery cyclist to go away.

[@someinteresting]

I like the smugness in saying the line for Europe. Makes for a very high quality video…

[@KINGoftheHunters]

2hrs ago 💀

[@mirajalam7939]

I was waiting all over the video....to see Indian only chokepoint "the chicken neck"

[@matthewgrgaddie]

Because the Panama Canal is feed by a lake, it is vulnerable to droughts as well.

[@cyanimation1605]

it's seriously incredible that humans have altered the planet in several places to make these trade routes possible

[@joseluismoralestoro2820]

Excellent video, thanks. Best regards from Caracas, Venezuela.

[@nickbrown4762]

Yes I would like to see a part 2. Could you show the English channel.

[@peterorigavong7536]

Also we need to make an artificial bridge across the land from spain and morrocco

[@romancandle416]

This video sadly aged well.

[@chandanmishrikoti2392]

Bro forgot to tell suez was dug to reach India and loot India.

[@aaroncarter4089]

Its trippy its like the earth is having a stroke, as is above so below bro

[@ponmelilabraham8128]

Thanks for sharing.

[@manmanman2000]

I really was missing the English channel as one of the busiest water ways

[@omarboulmarouf1803]

I am moroccan, when i got to Tanja i can see spain from morocco.

[@peterorigavong7536]

We need to make a tunnel underneath the straite o f Gibraltar

[@AO00720]

It wouldn't be as bad as the Suez canal blockage.

[@andrewnewton2246]

The Port Phillip Bay rip, is narrow.

[@robbtoma383]

you forgot the Bashi Channel

[@Bigal61]

Just stumbled on this channel and as an Aussie I really enjoy the info and explanation of little know facts. The clear and concise way you explain things is refreshing. Having said that it seems a shame that someone that seems so interested in little know facts still refers to climate change as a “given”. I think it would be great if you did a non bias utube on this and review some of the “little know facts” about the theory of climate change brought about by human influence. Including are the oceans actually rising are the ice fields actual shrinking and is the world actually getting hotter and if so are these phenomena natural and recurring events or man made. Hope you take up the challenge, though it may take a brave person to come out with an balanced view, good luck and keep up the good work mtbw

[@Dragonrage1oo1]

There's numerous other people and channels who've made very good and clear videos explaining the topic in a nonbiased way while citing sources and studies along the way. I believe you could look at veritasium's channel in particular for a video on climate change (I'm not positive he has one, but I'm pretty sure he does and he's generally very good about giving reliable information).

[@tips4truckers252]

Great video

[@wandiletembe]

👨🏿‍💻🍿

[@connorlol387]

01:00

[@BruceMusto]

Kind of skipped right over the elephant in the room, didn't you? :)

[@billyjim0733]

what?

[@salmansamir5570]

Thank you sir.

[@billyjim0733]

the strait of what?

[@eustacenjeru7225]

Great information

[@nhrahat188]

Danish Strait??

[@nestyie3835]

Man, welcome back

[@gabrielledubois8570]

I like the gentle tunes

[@مرادمحمدصبري]

Thanks a lot

[@eustacenjeru7225]

Great information

[@picklepants777]

pls part 2

[@leonardhaddrill8842]

Definitely a Part 2..

[@rubend.torres7795]

Ok

[@Atheneon]

Somalia

[@Atheneon]

Somalia

[@eisaiahengel8630]

I would love a part two

[@golem2008]

fine content

[@brambakker1939]

Part 2 yeah!!

[@ipadair7345]

I had the same idea to make a video about chokepoints of the world. But it looks like it alreqdy exists.

[@TicketToKnow]

You should make your video! I'm sure you have different things to say than me.

[@ipadair7345]

@@TicketToKnow nah, I would've nothing new to add. Plus I have no experience in making videos.

[@akbeh]

@@TicketToKnow we don't know how to make videos. We need somewhere to learn

[@akbeh]

@@ipadair7345 that's what I say to myself, but if u check most of the youtubers repeat same information but with their own sauce

[@mybackhurts7020]

The next! I bet you 20 bucks Ccp does it within the first half of next year I know I know not Ccp directly but I guarantee they will be affiliated in someway

[@ashergoney]

Adam's Bridge In Southern Tip Of The Indian Peninsula, 1250 to 1300 kms soithewest from Port City on Bay of Bengal, Haldia to the southwest. Dimond Harbour to The Southeast Sharing Land Borders At Sea with The Neighboring Bangladesh, And The Rest of The Burmese Peninsula..

[@ashergoney]

Adam's Bridge Connects The Indian Sub Continent With The Neighboring Country Of Sri Lanka

[@jirachi-wishmaker9242]

Rama Setu

[@saudiali7347]

Choke point of all mankind is Grave finished. The Soul life in the Hereafter.

[@locrianstone]

Well you've done it. You found something completely unrelated to your spiritual beliefs and somehow made it about that anyway. 👏👏👏

[@kusnandarmaksum]

Alhamdulilah. thanks ya

[@lincolnislam6245]

Bosphoras missing....