Shortcut? Think again! Why planes dodge the Pacific
Flights to Japan from the US often take routes over Alaska due to the Earth's spherical shape, optimized flight paths, and ...
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A Shot Across the Bow: China Signals New Era of Sea Power in the Southwest Pacific
The live-fire exercises were a demonstration of China’s growing sea power in Australia and New Zealand’s immediate periphery ...
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Gulf of Mexico vs. Gulf of America: How digital maps display disputed names
Governments frequently disagree over the names of places. Here’s how mapping apps have dealt with various feuds.
Map Shows US and Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 12 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of February 28.
China’s Military Puts Pacific on Notice as U.S. Priorities Shift
China is flexing its military muscle in the region to show that it will not wait for the Trump administration to decide how ...
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Rare trio of tropical cyclones in South Pacific
Satellites have captured a rare sight of three tropical cyclones spinning simultaneously over the South Pacific Ocean this ...
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Google Maps Showed a Mysterious Black Hole in the Pacific Ocean — Then People Realized What It Was
In 2021, a satellite image captured from Google Maps displayed a strange triangular structure in the middle of the Pacific. Its dark appearance triggered conspiracy theories about its origin but ...
Mapping China’s influence around the Panama Canal
President Donald Trump has made repeated claims that China “operates” the Panama Canal in recent weeks and has threatened to ...