Suez Canal

Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Suez Canal important to Israel in two levels military and economically

Suez Canal is the easiest way to get weapons from USA and transferee it to other side

Gulf of Aqaba also

Suez Canal is the shortest way between Israel and East Asia to transferee merchandise

Also almost major shipping lines owned or controlled by Israel

And you can find many vessels flagged Israel transiting every day

The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.

Economic ties between Egypt and Europe The near-bankruptcy of Egypt

The Suez Canal (Arabic: قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ‎, Qanātu as-Suways) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. The canal is part of the Silk Road that connects Europe with Asia.

The Suez Canal allows wider European commerce with Asia. The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, and therefore to the Indian Ocean. It is valuable as a shortcut to Middle East oil supplies, although many of the largest modern tankers are too big for the Canal.

The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

$5.2 Billion in 2011.

The prime mover on this project was US President Theodore Roosevelt.

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For the second, successful attempt. The first failed because it proved too difficult and costly to excavate a sea-level cut through the high ridge of the isthmus.

It is called THE SUEZ CANAL. ships pass through it to get from the Mediterranean sea to the Red Sea during their passage, its Mediterranean port being Port Said and its Red sea port - Port Suez.

The Suez Canal shortened the distance between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean, increasing European trade with Asia and India.

Geographically, and only on the surface, it made Africa a separate continent from Eurasia. Previously the Sinai was the land bridge between the continents.

(Travelers still had to cross the Nile, unless they detoured south to its source.)

To get from New York to Portland, Oregon by water you could go south and then west through the Straits of Magellan. Alternatively, you could go east around the globe until you reached Portland.

A western African merchant who trades with European merchants sailing to Asia

The Suez Canal (1859-1869) was substantially easier. Suez mainly required the bulk removal of rock and dirt, with comparatively few fresh water sources or vegetation to account for. Although the desert was hot and dry in Egypt, the humid tropical heat of Panama proved equally difficult for workmen. There was also the additional threat of malaria carried by mosquitoes.

The largest difference was that Panama (1904-1914) could not feasibly be built at sea level, as there is also a substantial difference in the ocean height (sea level) between the Pacific and the Caribbean. This, and the height of the terrain, required locks and elevated channels. The tropical rains would often trigger mudslides in the mountainous terrain.

IN 1857, when the Turks captured the Byzantine Empire,they blocked the trade route from western countries to eastern countries. This trade route was only from theSuez Canal. So it caused a heavy declination in the trade and economy of western countries. It also led to finding ofr new trade routes to resourceful eastern countries.This was firstly fostered by the initiative of Vasco da Gama, who found out a sea.route from Portugal to India.

The peninsula to the east of the Suez canal is called SINAI.

The Red Sea is a Sea as suggested by the name

The Suez Canal goes through some Egyptian cities: Suez, Ismaelia and Port Said.

Canals are basically shortcuts. For instance: The Panama Canal allows commercial and military ships to go through Central America as opposed to traveling all the way around South America. This saves much time and expense

Over 2.4 million Egyptian workers were involved in the digging of the Suez Canal; over 125,000 lost their lives during the construction.

Built by the French-owned Suez Canal Co. under the supervision of Ferdinand de Lesseps

The Suez Canal was first built over 2,000 years ago. In 1859, the Suez Canal was built again, by the Universal Suez Ship Canal Company, and took 10 years to build. The first ship to pass through the canal did so on 17 February 1867; Giuseppe Verdi wrote the famous opera Aida for this ceremony. The canal made is possible to easily transport goods across the world. The canal also allowed Europeans to travel to East Africa, and this area was soon controlled by European powers. The success of the canal encouraged the French to start building the Panama Canal. After the Six Day War in 1967, the canal remained closed until June 5, 1975. A UN peacekeeping force has been stationed in the Sinai Peninsula since 1974, to avoid more wars. About 15,000 ships pass through the canal each year, which is about 14% of world shipping. Each ship takes up to 16 hours to cross the canal. Retrieved from "http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal"

It's in Egypt.

There are currently no live web cams for the Suez Canal, though several years ago in 2010, there was on established that had a live link online, and anyone could tune in and watch it. It has since been disconnected.

The canal was closed from 1967 to 1975 due to hostilities between Egypt and Israel.

Suez connects the Mediterranean & the Red Sea.