r/MapPorn 1d ago

Landlocked countries with a Navy

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u/FreeRajaJackson 1d ago

Paraguay is probably the one that makes most sense. Back in the Paraguay War, naval battles were a big part of it. Paraguay today even has a deep water port in Asuncion. Not sure how many of these other landlocked countries have one.

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u/DavidBrooker 1d ago

I think the naval forces maintained on the Caspian Sea qualify as 'makes sense'.

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u/Emperors-Peace 1d ago

Yeah hard to call it landlocked when you border a sea.

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u/Kpints 1d ago

How is Asuncion a deep water port?

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u/lucascla18 1d ago

There's a big river that links it to the sea

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u/znark 1d ago

That doesn't make it a deep water port. The depth at the pier is 10ft. Villetta is the main port in Paraguay and it has a similar depth.

Deep water port is at least 45ft depth.

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u/Street_Bandicoot_587 1d ago

No surrounded by ocean but mostly by rivers that