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The Suez Canal (Arabic: قناة السويس, transliteration: Qanā al-Suways), is a large artificial canal in Egypt, west of the Sinai Peninsula. It is 163 km (101 miles) long and 300 m (984 ft) wide at its narrowest point, and runs between Port Said (Būr Sa'īd) on the Mediterranean Sea, and Suez (al-Suways) on the Red Sea. The canal allows two-way water transportation, most importantly between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation of Africa. Before its opening in 1869, goods were sometimes offloaded from ships and carried over land between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. The canal comprises seven parts, north and south of the Great Bitter Lake, linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea.
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What canal connects the mediterranean sea to the Indian Ocean?
Suez Canal
What is the canal that the europeans want from Africa?
You may mean Suez Canal . This allows ships to pass from the Mediterranean to the Indian ocean.
What canal connects the Atlantic ocean to the Indian ocean?
Suez Canal
Which bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect?
The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean
Why is the Suez canal important to the U.S.?
4.8% of total world oil pass through Suez canal
What is the quickest way to get by ship from the mediterranean sea to the indian ocean?
The quickest way by ship from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean is via the Suez Canal. A link to the Wikipedia article on Egypt's Suez Canal is provided.
Which Countries does the Suez Canal pass by?
EGYPT
What country do the Suez canal pass?
Egypt
What does the Suez canal pass through?
egypt
What is the name of the canal that links the Atlantic and the Mediterranean ocean?
the suez canal
Does Suez canal connect to the Atlantic Ocean?
yes
Where was the Suez canal?
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.
