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An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.

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What happened to residents of love canal?

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Love Canal is a neighborhood of Niagara Falls, NY that was built on top of a toxic waste dump site. This site was closed in 1953 and grass slowly grew over it. When Niagara Falls started to boom economically in the 1960s they needed room for new schools. Local government insisted on building schools on top of the dump site even though they were warned of the dangers. Later on, homes were built around the same location, yet residents no longer knew about the toxic waste. In the 1970s reporters caught wind of what happened and started going from door to door to ask local residents about birth defects. A survey conducted by the Love Canal Homeowners Association found that 56% of the children born from 1974-1978 had at least one birth defect.

Industries had dumped chemicals in the area's ground for years.

How big is the Panama Canal?

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The Atlantic Ocean is about 30 miles distant from the Pacific Ocean at the Panama Canal. Panama's southern border is about 200 miles below the Canal and its northern boarder is about 250 miles above the Canal

What opera was written to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal?

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Ismail Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, commissioned Verdi to write the now famous opera Aida, for performance in January 1871, paying him 150,000 francs, but the premiere was delayed because of the Franco-Prussian War. Contrary to popular belief, the opera was not written to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869.

How many canals are there in Kyrgyzstan?

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There are lots of sayings about clans in Uzbekistan. However, since I am from Uzbekistan and well know about political and economical situations of Uzbekistan, I would say there is only one clan it is Islam Karimov's clan. That is all.

How were canals created?

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Canals are artificial not natural. They are all built by humans.

How did the Suez canal affect the cape sea route?

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the number of ships that use the cape sea route has dereased because of the suez canal.

What is an aqueduct canal?

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In simple terms it is a canal that crosses a purposely built bridge, like a viaduct, or a canal that has sections built for specifically transporting the water. All canals are in effect aqueduct canals because they are usually completely man-made and have the purpose of transporting, channelling or redirecting water, although we usually associate canals with modes of transport for barges.

What were the benefits and drawbacks of building the Panama Canal?

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The history of the Panama Canal goes back almost to the earliest explorers of the Americas. The narrow land bridge between North and South America offers a unique opportunity to create a water passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. This potential was recognized by the earliest colonists of Central America, and schemes for such a canal were floated several times in the subsequent years.

By the late-19th century, technological advances and commercial pressure advanced to the point where construction started in earnest. An initial attempt by France to build a sea-level canal failed, but only after a great amount of excavation was carried out. This was of use to the U.S. effort, which finally completed the present Panama Canal in 1914. Along the way, the nation of Panama was created through its separation from Colombia in 1903.

Today, the canal continues to be not only a viable commercial venture, but also a vital link in world shipping.

When did construction of the Erie Canal start?

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Construction of the Erie Canal started on July 4, 1817.

When did the Suez Canal crisis begin?

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The Suez Canal opened in November 1869. The date is unknown.

A primary purpose for building the Suez canal was to?

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Increase trade between the middle east, Europe, and Asia.

Suez Canal and Hungary in 1956?

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Nasser (the Egyptian leader) blocked it to reduce oil exports to Western Europe. This was after Britain and France were forced by the U.S. to withdraw their troops from Egypt after the Suez War.

The St Lawrence Waterway has many locks what do locks do why are they needed on some canals but not on others'?

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Locks on canals are used as a means of effectively going up or down hill. Water will always find its own level, therefore letting water flow into a system of locks allows gradients to be navigated by the vessels using the waterway. The number of locks will depend on how flat or otherwise the land needed to be passed through!

Why is the Suez canal important to the U.S.?

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4.8% of total world oil pass through Suez canal

What country had control of the Panama Canal?

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The Panama Canal is owned today by China. We know the Panama Canal's ownership caused many problems in the past and a treaty was signed in 1977 between the U.S. and Panama. At the end of 1999 however, it was handed over to China.

Where were canals built and why?

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Canals were built for transport and for boats to go on them. Canals exist in many parts of the world; some of the most important are the Suez Canal, at the eastern tip of the Mediterranean (cutting through the Sinai desert) and the Panama Canal, in Central America. Canals are built to enable ships and boats to travel from one body of water to another. In the case of the Suez Canal, the Mediterranean is connected to the Red Sea leading to the Arabian Sea, and in the case of the Panama Canal, the Atlantic Ocean is connected to the Pacific Ocean. Canals make it possible for ships to get to their destinations faster and more efficiently.

Reason for Panama Canal?

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One of President Roosevelt's most well known foreign policies was the creation of the Panama Canal. During the Spanish-American war a United States ship that had to travel to Cuba and by the time they got there the war was already over. Due to this situation, and the many benefits that could be gained by building a canal, Roosevelt took action. Many politicians wanted to build the canal in a more stable country but Roosevelt pushed for it to be built in Panama since it would save hundreds of millions of dollars. Roosevelt traveled into Panama with many troops and forced the Panamanians to allow the construction of the canal. They refused at first, but realized they had no choice to accept since they could not compete with the American military. The United States began to negotiate a treaty with Columbia for the construction of the canal, but once they had restrained the United States went into battle and became victorious after a few hours. The construction of the canal was later allowed by Panamanians since the United States had offered them protection from Columbians. Many treaties were need for the Panamanian land although the canal was eventually completed in 1914. The main reason for the canal was to increase trade. Money was saved since it took less distance for travel and more goods were available. Since Roosevelt went into Panama and forced them to allow the construction of the canal it showed his authority. He had the bravery to attack if Panama or Columbia did not cooperate which showed how willing he was to get the job done. He believed in being aggressive and this influenced how swiftly it took to start constructing the canal. President Roosevelt ended up getting the land he desired and benefited America by gaining our intimidation as a country. This gave us more power and gave us a greater authority as a nation.

Who was the Jewish financer that helped build the Suez canal?

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Britain and France. The two super powers at the time.

What is the Suez canalWhy is it important?

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The Suez Canal was built to create a short cut for shipping sailing between the Indian ocean to the North Atlantic Ocean,avoiding the longer voyage around the Cape of Good Hope, or the more hazardous Cape Horn passage.

Can an aircraft carrier fit through the Suez Canal?

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While aircraft carriers routinely transited the Panama Canal in years past, carriers built after WW II cannot fit through the Panama Canal as it exists today. The new locks being built now are wide enough to fit the lower part of today's supercarriers. However, their much wider superstructure width will prevent them from using the Canal. At their widest, a supercarrier is about 257 feet wide and would hit other structures within the new locks. Below is a link that describes a WW II aircraft carrier's service life and references a Panama Canal transit.

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv15-randolph/cv15-randolph.html

Why was it hard to build the Panama Canal?

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Because it's a 51 mile long path that was forcibly dug through rocky/mountain terrain. With its comparatively long length and the rough landscape added together, it made it a difficult job indeed.