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The Suez Canal, completed in 1869, connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea and allows shipping to bypass the stormy Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa. This allows goods to travel between Europe and the Indian ocean, connecting to areas of the Eastern Hemisphere more quickly and safely. It allowed Great Britain to maintain colonies in eastern Africa, India, and the East Indies, and to trade more easily with Australia. Later, it became a vital shipping route for oil from the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia, as it is in the present day.
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Why was Egypt an important country to the british empire?
because they had Suez Canal
Why is control of the Suez Canal so important?
The Suez Canal has a strategic location. It linked the British & the French to their colonies & reduced the time to export goods.
What was the importance of the Suez Canal to the British government?
it is an important passage way to the Indian ocean.
Which body of water provides important shipping link between the mediterranean sea and the red sea?
The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean and the Red sea.
The British life line was?
Suez canal
What is the British lifeline to India?
The Suez Canal.
Who finished the Suez canal?
The British actually finished the Suez Canal, even though the French started building it.
Why is the Suez canal important to the U.S.?
4.8% of total world oil pass through Suez canal
What are two important canals?
Panama Canal, Suez Canal
To avoid bankrupt the Suez canal was sold to.?
The British
What Canal connects to Mediterranean sea and the Red sea?
The Suez Canal.
Is the Suez Canal important?
The Suez Canal is very important. It reduces shipping times between Asia and Europe and the east coast of the Americas.
