Landlocked facts for kids

Landlocked countries of the world.

People say a country is landlocked if it has no access to any oceans or seas. As an example, Austria is landlocked. France is not landlocked because it has access to the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean. A sea is also landlocked if does not have access to an ocean. As an example, the Caspian Sea is landlocked. The Gulf of Mexico is not landlocked because it has access to the Atlantic Ocean.

Examples of landlocked countries:

• Armenia
• Austria
• Luxembourg
• Chad

Examples of landlocked water:

• Caspian sea
• Lake Baikal

• The Black Sea is not entirely landlocked

If a country is landlocked by landlocked countries (surrounded by landlocked countries), then it is doubly landlocked. Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan are the only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.

Images for kids

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  Bolivia's loss of its coastline in the War of the Pacific (1879–1884) remains a major political issue

See also

In Spanish: Estado sin litoral para niños