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Canals
An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
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Who was the US President when the Panama Canal was constructed?
Theodore Roosevelt was the president who was most responsible for the building of the Panama Canal. He engineered a revolution in Panama which made it possible for the US take over the canal from the French who had begun the project. Work continued throughout Taft's term and it finally opened for business in 1914 when Woodrow Wilson was President.
Why is the Suez canal important for both European and Asian countries?
suez canal connects the mediterranean sea with the red sea which supports Asian and European countries in sea trade it is a short cut to south Asian countries in their sea trade which enables them to have easy acess to Europe and vice versa
How did the panama canal benefit ships traveling between the east and coasts of the US?
Type your answer here... It shortened the travel time by ship between the two coasts
The Suez Canal is very important. It reduces shipping times between Asia and Europe and the east coast of the Americas.
What is the name for canals in Birmingham?
Birmingham's and The Midlands Canal System is so big that it is often hard to know where they begin.Some of them link to other cities and Canal Systems around the UK (mainly England) and overs link to either the sea, a river or an estuary.
Why did the Panama Canal need locks?
There are locks at each end of the Panama Canal that raise ships some 85 feet above sea level. The options to construct the canal were to either dig the canal down to sea level for the entire length or use locks to allow the canal height to be more in line with the natural terrain through which it passes.
Although the locks are technically more complex than simply cutting a channel, they reduced the work required dramatically and caused less damage to the surrounding land.
How long is the Panama Canal in km?
A lame answer would be 80 but a good answer is : "People say 77km, 80km, or 82km. It could be between 78km and 83km. To tell you The panama canal is actually under construction. It will double in size.
What countries can use the Panama Canal?
The first serious attempt to build a canal to join the Atantic and Pacific Oceans was made by France. They gave up in 1893 and, starting in 1904, the U.S. began the completion, which took ten years. The land that made up the Canal Zone was purchase by the U.S. from Colombia for $25 million.
Was the Bubonic plague the biggest health obstacle during building the Panama Canal?
It is estimated that around 27 500 workers died in the construction of the Panama Canal. The Bubonic plague accounted for some of them, but malaria and yellow fever were far more prevalent, and killed considerably more workers.
How long does it take a ship to cross the panama canal?
According the Panama Canal Authorities, it takes 8 - 10 hours to cross.
Which country paid to construct the Suez canal?
The canal was returned to Egypt after the United States disapproved of the action. For the following ten years, the canal was operated by Egypt who paid an amount to the Suez Canal Company for its use. In 1967, another war with Israel arose and the canal was made impassable with scuttled ships.
it is arable land. Arable land is mostly open space and recreational land. it is used for farming.
In Egypt the Suez canal separates what two bodies of water?
port said and ends at port taufiq, cutting across marshes and desert areas.
The Suez Canal is and was used to for transportation of goods/supplies and people. When the Suez Canal was built, it was meant for transporting goods from South Asia to Europe. The Suez Canal was originally built by the French, but Great Britain bought it from them when it was completed and the canal became an important foothold in WWI and WWII.
What is the sea and the ocean that are connected by the panama canal?
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
Pacific & Atlantic Oceans
What is the definition of canal irrigation?
Canal irrigation:
Canal irrigation is a way to water crops by digging channels, which draw their water supplies from rivers. These artificial waterways divert the river water into multiple ditches that provide irrigation to the crops.
What is the reason for the name Canal Street?
According to The Street Book: An Encyclopedia of Manhattan's Street Names and Their Origins, by Henry Moscow, Canal Street was named for, "a 40-foot-wide canal, flanked by trees and a promenade, which was dug in 1805 to drain the Collect, or Fresh Water Pond (on the site of Foley Square), into the Hudson River.
"Environmentalists opposed the canal because the Collect provided good fishing and ice skating. But precursors of Robert Moses said the pond bred mosquitos and had to go. The canal too bred mosquitos, though (and land in the area was becoming valuable), so after a decade both the canal and the muddy remains of the pond were filled in. A bridge that crossed the canal at Broadway was simply buried and incorporated into the road."
Who owned the area of the Panama Canal?
Panama owns the Panama Canal. Although the US had control over the Canal Zone from 1903 to 1979, the treaty was eventually amended in 1977.
