An artificial sea level waterway in Egypt connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, built by the Suez Canal Company under Ferdinand de Lesseps and opened on 17 November 1869. It eliminated the need for ships trading between Europe and Asia to sail around the southern tip of Africa, cutting the voyage by thousands of miles, and remains one of the worlds most important shipping chokepoints. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Completion Year SignificanceEliminated the need to sail around Africa between Europe and Asia; remains a major global shipping chokepoint. 1 Connections
Invented By
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Introduction, canal operation
The canal is operated and maintained by the state-owned Suez Canal Authority of Egypt.
- Part Of: Maritime Transport
- Invented By: Ferdinand de Lesseps
Pioneered By: Ferdinand de Lesseps, Article lead
In 1858, French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps formed the Compagnie de Suez for the express purpose of building the canal
In Group: Ship Canals, Lead sentence
The Suez Canal (; Egyptian Arabic: قناة السويس, Qanāt as-Suwais) 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 (and by extension, the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of Egypt).
Operated By: Suez Canal Authority, Infobox: navigation_authority
Suez Canal Authority
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