What Are Some Important Maritime Choke Points?

[Kingoffrogs]

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: 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

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[Kingoffrogs]

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400 million USD an hour lost.

Let's do this but with naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

 

[Mungri]

Thinking of the UK, we literally only have a singular choke point that we can't even defend anymore. Honestly some other country should just steamroll over our pathetic current state.

 

[weaponoffreedom]

Thinking of the UK, we literally only have a singular choke point that we can't even defend anymore. Honestly some other country should just steamroll over our pathetic current state.

I hope so.

 

[imprimis]

The Houston Ship Channel