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Africa
Africa
Africa!
The Suez Canal is in southwest Asia/northeast Africa.
Africa.
Africa
Africa.
The Suez Canal is impotant to US defense because it permits vessels to move between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea/Indian Ocean much more quickly than the alternative, which would be to travel around the southern end of the African continent.
None. You may be thinking of the Suez Canal that ships use to travel from Africa to Asia.
The Suez Canal.
The Suez Canal divides the African continent from the Asian continent, specifically separating Egypt in Africa from the Sinai Peninsula in Asia. This artificial waterway connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, facilitating maritime trade between Europe and Asia. The canal is a crucial geopolitical and economic route, significantly reducing travel distance for ships.
The Suez Canal is the only way to get from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean without having to travel all the way around Africa. The Suez Canal is also under the ownership of the Suez Canal Authority which is an Eqyption holding. Ships must pay to use the canal, like a toll road, otherwise they would have to pay much more to traverse the much greater distance to go around Africa.