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The Suez Canal (/ ˈ s uː. ɛ z /; Arabic: قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ, Qanāt as-Suwais) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia (and by extension, the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of Egypt).
Suez Canal Authority produces tables of width and acceptable draft, which are subject to change. [1] From 2010, the wetted surface cross sectional area of the ship is limited by 1,006 m 2 (10,830 sq ft), which means 20.1 metres (66 ft) of draft for ships with the beam no wider than 50.0 metres (164.0 ft) or 12.2 metres (40 ft) of draft for ...
The canal passed between two massive round towers and then through the middle of the fortress. [26] In later centuries, this entry was blocked with new wall constructed between the towers. [27] The canal was difficult to maintain and by the time of the Muslim conquest in 641 AD, it had fallen out of use and into disrepair. [20]
The Suez Canal is one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.About 12% of world trade by volume passes through the man-made channel connecting Europe and Asia. So, a traffic jam like the one ...
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill in northern Walton County is the highest point in Florida and the lowest known highpoint of any U.S. state. [3] Much of the state south of Orlando is low-lying and fairly level; however, some places, such as Clearwater, feature vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) above the water.
This ancient canal once connected the Suez Rift Valley to the Nile River. [1] Suez Canal: Isthmus of Suez Completed 1869; In-operation ...
The gulf was formed within a relatively young but now inactive Gulf of Suez Rift rift basin, dating back about 26 million years. [1] It stretches some 300 kilometres (190 mi) north by northwest, terminating at the Egyptian city of Suez and the entrance to the Suez Canal. Along the mid-line of the gulf is the boundary between Africa and Asia. [2]
Canal traffic doubled in the first decades of the 20th century. [32] Many notable sea canals were completed in this period, starting with the Suez Canal (1869) – which carries tonnage many times that of most other canals – and the Kiel Canal (1897), though the Panama Canal was not opened until 1914.