Chapter 1
Geopolitical puzzles and bizarre borders
Chapter 2
Waterways, fire, and ice
Chapter 3
Capitals of curiosity and construction
Chapter 4
Islands of isolation and illusion
Ch 1 · Geopolitical puzzles and bizarre borders
schopenhauer The Caprivi Strip
Wanted the river, / But the waterfall blocked, / Germany's trade got rocked!
schopenhauer The Gambia is a tiny West African nation almost entirely enclosed by Senegal, tracing a river's path.
schopenhauer Bir Tawil is an 800-square-mile desert plot between Egypt and Sudan that neither country claims.
BETA
schopenhauer Drag the crowded tin shacks onto the map to discover Migingo's unique island geography.
Fun Fact
Bir Tawil: It is the only habitable place on Earth unclaimed by any sovereign country.
Glossary
exclave (noun)
A portion of a country's territory that is geographically separated from the main part by foreign territory. Angola's Cabinda province is an exclave separated from the mainland by the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A portion of a country's territory that is geographically separated from the main part by foreign territory. Angola's Cabinda province is an exclave separated from the mainland by the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Quiz
On which African lake is the tiny, disputed, and heavily populated Migingo Island located?
Quiz
In what year did the British and French agree on the boundary that defined the narrow shape of The Gambia?
Quiz
Which country's oil-rich exclave, Cabinda, is separated from its mainland by the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Quiz
Which of the following is one of the only three sovereign nations in the world to be entirely landlocked by a single other country?
Quiz
What valuable resource drives the territorial dispute over the tiny Migingo Island?