From d18ad3d35f495605afd0d93d7cecda56ba71b199 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guardian Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:43:20 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Added Choke Points for the Northwest Passage --- apis/sources/ships.mjs | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/apis/sources/ships.mjs b/apis/sources/ships.mjs index 9fe36fa..bc2029c 100644 --- a/apis/sources/ships.mjs +++ b/apis/sources/ships.mjs @@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ const CHOKEPOINTS = { straitOfHormuz: { label: 'Strait of Hormuz', lat: 26.5, lon: 56.5, note: '20% of world oil' }, suezCanal: { label: 'Suez Canal', lat: 30.5, lon: 32.3, note: '12% of world trade' }, straitOfGibraltar: { label: 'Strait of Gibraltar', lat: 36.0, lon: -5.7, note: 'Gateway to Mediterranean, ~10-20% global trade influence' }, + beringStrait: { label: 'Bering Strait', lat: 66.0, lon: -169.0, note: "Western entrance to the Northwest Passage; emerging Arctic chokepoint for future trans-Pacific/Arctic trade & security" }, + lancasterSound: { label: 'Lancaster Sound', lat: 74.2, lon: -84.0, note: "Eastern entrance to the Northwest Passage; key gateway for potential future trans-Atlantic/Arctic shipping" }, straitOfMalacca: { label: 'Strait of Malacca', lat: 2.5, lon: 101.5, note: '25% of world trade' }, babElMandeb: { label: 'Bab el-Mandeb', lat: 12.6, lon: 43.3, note: 'Red Sea gateway' }, taiwanStrait: { label: 'Taiwan Strait', lat: 24.0, lon: 119.0, note: '88% of largest container ships' },