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.)
The Suez Canal.
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The Suez Canal goes through some Egyptian cities: Suez, Ismaelia and Port Said.
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The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean and the Red sea.
The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.The Suez Canal
The Erie Canal, the Suez Canal, and the Panama Canal, to name three.
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the Suez canal is very intriquit.
No locks on the Suez Canal