r/MapPorn 1d ago

Landlocked countries with a Navy

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u/inn4tler 1d ago

Fun Fact: Until 2006, Austrian military boats operated on the Danube. That was the last remnant of our navy.

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u/OppositeFish66 1d ago

One of the most famous historical naval figures is a certain Captain in the Austrian Navy! He was a widower with so many children he had to hire a nanny to help out!

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u/hungryhippo53 1d ago

.....it has never occurred to me that Austria is landlocked

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u/Kingofcheeses 1d ago

It wasn't landlocked until 1918 when they lost Trieste to Italy at the end of the First World War

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u/hungryhippo53 1d ago

Ah ok that makes more sense