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Canals are human-made structures, built for water control, flood prevention, irrigation, and water transport. Their exact design varies depending upon the local importance of each function. Their exact design varies depending upon the local importance of each function.
Total length of waterways per country in kilometers. This is a list of waterways, defined as navigable rivers, canals, estuaries, lakes, or firths.In practice, and depending on the language, the term "waterway" covers maritime or inland transport routes, as suggested by "way".
List of canals in Germany; List of canals in Ireland; List of canals in Pakistan; List of canals in Switzerland; List of canals of the United Kingdom; List of canals in the United States. List of canals in Massachusetts; List of canals in New York; List of canals in Oregon; List of canals in Texas; List of Martian canals; List of aqueducts ...
Panama – between North America and South America (Panama Canal) Parry Channel – between Baffin Bay in the east and Beaufort Sea in the west, of Canada; Pearse Canal – between Alaska and islands of British Columbia; Pentland Firth – between the Orkney archipelago and the mainland of Scotland
Lists of canals in the United States by state or territory (4 P) Pages in category "Lists of canals by country" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
The Canal des Deux Mers (English: Two Seas Canal) has been used to describe two different but similar things since the 1660s. In some cases, it describes the entire path from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, including two canals, the Canal du Midi and the Canal Latéral de la Garonne. In others it is used interchangeably with the Canal du ...
The unique Tokaanu Tailrace Bridge, a combined road and water bridge crosses a power canal of the Tongariro Power Scheme in the North Island of New Zealand. State Highway 41 travels along the top of this bridge, with the Tokaanu Stream, an important trout spawning stream, running under the road surface.
From the Gulf of Aqaba to the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean, the modern version would expand two proposed water conveyance canals (Red Sea to Dead Sea, and, Mediterranean Sea to Dead Sea) into ship canals. Various proposals have existed since the construction of the Suez Canal. [4] [5] Panama Canal: Isthmus of Panama