To sail between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, shipping had to run the gauntlet of sailing round Cape Horn, the southern most tip of South America. Cape Horn was a passage noted for violent storms that could last for several days.
Africa
None. You may be thinking of the Suez Canal that ships use to travel from Africa to Asia.
Africa
Cairo is the capital of Egypt; the Suez Canal was dug to allow ships to travel between the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. It divides Africa and Asia.
three days
1869
it was a reloading station for ships
The Suez Canal is a man-made canal the allowed ships to pass from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. It passes through Egypt.
6500
The Suez Canal allows cargo ships to get from Asia to Europe without having to go round the tip of Africa. This saves a lot of time and money.
the number of ships that use the cape sea route has dereased because of the suez canal.
Suez canal