2026-04-17 13:24 UTC
3/ At the northern end of the Red Sea we have the Suez Canal, passing through Egypt 🇪🇬.
The Canal's critical importance to global logistics and the route from Europe to Asia came into focus a few years ago when it was blocked by a container ship that ran aground.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Suez_Canal_obstruction
Our #geoweirdness thread about Egypt: https://en.osm.town/@opencage/115729051480488048
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@opencage@en.osm.town 2026-04-17 13:24
4/ Heading north we find the 🇹🇷 Turkish straits (the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles) linking the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_straits The strategic location of Istanbul (previously Constantinople) connecting Asia and Europe has been clear for millennia, but the on-going Russia 🇷🇺 / Ukraine 🇺🇦 war has brought renewed focus to this critical waterway. Our #geoweirdness thread about Turkey https://en.osm.town/@opencage/110326676703792569