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[5] [6] [7] At 37.9 kilometres (23.5 miles), it has the longest underwater section of any tunnel in the world and is the third-longest railway tunnel in the world. While designed to accommodate trains travelling at up to 200 kilometres per hour (120 miles per hour), for safety, trains are restricted to a top speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 ...
The river is also fed by underwater springs at Pellana and by tributaries coursing down from Mt. Taygetos and Mt. Parnon, which flank the Evrotas Valley to the west and east, respectively. The river is 82 kilometres (51 mi) long, [1] flowing in a north-south direction and emptying into the Laconian Gulf. Its drainage basin is 2,239 km 2 (864 sq ...
North Wuyishan Tunnel China (Fujian & Jiangxi) 14.646 km (9.101 mi) 2015 Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway: Misaka Sasago Tunnel Japan 14.613 km (9.080 mi) 1996 Chuo Shinkansen (Yamanashi Test Track) Lötschberg: Switzerland (Bernese Alps) 14.6 km (9.1 mi) 1913 Lötschbergbahn Brig - Thun (- Bern - Basel) Romeriksporten: Norway
Comment comparing Elon Musk tunnel to Eurotunnel, noting faster speed than airplanes. Comment on high-speed travel from London to New York, mentioning train speed of 3000mph and its challenges.
It is also the world's longest transit tunnel by geodetic distance; 55.782 km (34.661 mi) between the two portals. Total 151.84 km (94.35 mi) of broken out tunnels through solid rocks. Total 151.84 km (94.35 mi) of broken out tunnels through solid rocks.
The longest continuous underwater vehicular tunnel in the world when first built, crossing the Hudson River between Manhattan and Jersey City: 2.6 km: 28.3 m: 1920–1927 Detroit–Windsor Tunnel: Windsor, Canada – Detroit, USA: Connect Ontario, Canada to Michigan, USA. under the Detroit River opened on November 3, 1930 1.57 km 13.7 m 1928–1930
The border of Europe and Asia is here defined as from the Kara Sea, along the Ural Mountains and Ural River to the Caspian Sea.While the crest of the Caucasus Mountains is the geographical border with Asia in the south, Georgia, and to a lesser extent Armenia and Azerbaijan, are politically and culturally often associated with Europe; rivers in these countries are therefore included.
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit North Athens was created out of part of the former Athens Prefecture. It is subdivided into 12 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): [2] Agia Paraskevi (2) Amarousio (1) Chalandri (3) Filothei-Psychiko (4) Irakleio (5) Kifisia (6) Lykovrysi-Pefki ...