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How much time did the Suez Canal shorten the trip from Britain to India?
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∙ 11y ago
The idea of connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea is as old as the pharaohs. The first canal in the region seems to have been dug about 1850BCE, but that attempt, like many others, failed. Desert winds blew in and clogged the canal. About 150 years ago, Great Britain had a thriving trade with India, but without a canal, British ships had to make a long journey around the entire continent of Africa in order to trade with India. A canal through the Isthmus of Suez would cut the journey from Great Britain to India by 6,000 miles. An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land.
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Why did France and Britain build the Suez Canel?
The Suez Canal was built to shorten sailing time to India and SE Asia. The Canal eliminated the need to make the long (and sometimes dangerous) trip around the southern tip of Africa.
What was Great Britain's life line to India?
I think that would be Suez Canal
What greatly increased trade for Britain in India?
The Suez Canal, a man-made waterway in Egypt, greatly increased trade for Britain in India.
Why the distance between India and Europe has been reduced by 7000 km with opening of Suez canal?
Suez Canal has reduced India's distance from Europe.
What body of water separates Africa and Asia?
The Suez Canal (in Egypt) was built to shorten the travel time from Western Europe (primarily Britain and France) and Asia. It runs from the Mediterranean Sea through to the Red Sea.
What company was the Suez Canal was built by?
he Suez Canal was built by a company from which country?
What waterway became a vital link between Britain and India?
The waterway that became a vital link between Britian and India is the Suez Canal.
Who greatly increase trade for Britain in India?
The Suez Canal greatly increased trade for Britain in India. It provided a much shorter route from Europe to East Africa, India, and East Asia.
Suez Canal was made by which country?
Britain
Who controls the Suez canal?
Egypt owned it for a short time, and then Britain took control of it.
Suez canal in India?
It is located in Egypt
What is the British lifeline to India?
The Suez Canal.
