Bosporus
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It is an important shipping route for Russia, whose northern routes are mostly blocked by ice in winter, and for other nations that border the Black Sea or use any of the many major rivers that flow into it.
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Physical chokepoints include waterways such as the Strait of Hormuz or the Bosporus and Dardanelles, which connect the Mediterranean to the Black Sea, and thus Russian and Ukrainian grain exports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Together with the Bosporus Strait, it serves as a vital route for commercial shipping between Europe and Asia.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025
On Saturday, authorities at the Bulgarian port of Varna did not confirm whether the Anna-Theresa will enter the port or will continue to the Bosporus Strait.
From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2023
The two vessels sailed through a temporary corridor for civilian ships from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports to the Bosporus, Kubrakov said on the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023
Then he got up and tottered over to the window and gazed out on those ships lying just below, on the Bosporus.
From The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise by Paine, Albert Bigelow
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