Landforms & Water
What Is a Strait?
On a map, a strait can look like a thin gap in the land, but its geographic role is more specific than its shape. The key is not…
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Explainers & Big Questions
Who Owns the Panama Canal?
This question sounds simple, but it carries a century of political baggage. Most people asking it are really trying to sort out three different things at once: who…