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Major Canals and Waterways of the World - TSV
Major canals and waterways of the world play crucial roles in international trade and maritime transportation. Including the world's three great canals—the Suez Canal, Panama Canal, and Kiel Canal—this collection encompasses important artificial waterways connecting continents, such as the Corinth Canal, Grand Canal of China, and Rhine-Main-Danube Canal. These canals significantly reduce shipping distances and travel times, contributing greatly to global economic development.
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code slug name description connects country lengthKm openedYear type
01 suez-canal Suez Canal One of the world's three great canals crossing Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea Egypt 193.3 1869 sea-level
02 panama-canal Panama Canal One of the world's three great canals crossing the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea) Panama 82 1914 lock-based
03 kiel-canal Kiel Canal One of the world's three great canals crossing northern Germany, connecting the North Sea and Baltic Sea. North Sea and Baltic Sea Germany 98.6 1895 sea-level
04 corinth-canal Corinth Canal Cuts through the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece, connecting the Ionian Sea and Aegean Sea. Ionian Sea and Aegean Sea Greece 6.3 1893 sea-level
05 grand-canal-china Grand Canal of China The world's longest artificial waterway connecting Beijing and Hangzhou. Beijing and Hangzhou (Haihe, Yellow, Huaihe, Yangtze, Qiantang Rivers) China 1794 -486 inland-waterway
06 rhine-main-danube-canal Rhine-Main-Danube Canal An important waterway crossing Germany, connecting the North Sea and Black Sea. North Sea and Black Sea (Main and Danube Rivers) Germany 171 1992 lock-based
07 white-sea-baltic-canal White Sea-Baltic Canal A canal crossing Russia, connecting the White Sea and Baltic Sea. White Sea and Baltic Sea (via Lake Onega) Russia 227 1933 lock-based
08 manchester-ship-canal Manchester Ship Canal Crosses England, connecting Manchester to the Irish Sea. Manchester and Irish Sea United Kingdom 58 1894 inland-waterway