The 3-Kilometer Chasm That Forces a 10,000-Kilometer Detour
We live in an age of megaprojects, but three places on Earth prove that a tiny gap on the map can still demand a 10,000-kilometer detour. The Amazon, a Norwegian fjord, and the Congo River expose the limits of engineering, money, and politics. The map is a lie—but that’s a feature, not a bug.