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Major Canals and Waterways of the World - YAML

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: "01"
  slug: "suez-canal"
  name: "Suez Canal"
  description: "One of the world's three great canals crossing Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea."
  country: "Egypt"
  lengthKm: 193.3
  openedYear: 1869
  connects: "Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea"
  type: "sea-level"
- code: "02"
  slug: "panama-canal"
  name: "Panama Canal"
  description: "One of the world's three great canals crossing the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans."
  country: "Panama"
  lengthKm: 82
  openedYear: 1914
  connects: "Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean Sea)"
  type: "lock-based"
- code: "03"
  slug: "kiel-canal"
  name: "Kiel Canal"
  description: "One of the world's three great canals crossing northern Germany, connecting the North Sea and Baltic Sea."
  country: "Germany"
  lengthKm: 98.6
  openedYear: 1895
  connects: "North Sea and Baltic Sea"
  type: "sea-level"
- code: "04"
  slug: "corinth-canal"
  name: "Corinth Canal"
  description: "Cuts through the Isthmus of Corinth in Greece, connecting the Ionian Sea and Aegean Sea."
  country: "Greece"
  lengthKm: 6.3
  openedYear: 1893
  connects: "Ionian Sea and Aegean Sea"
  type: "sea-level"
- code: "05"
  slug: "grand-canal-china"
  name: "Grand Canal of China"
  description: "The world's longest artificial waterway connecting Beijing and Hangzhou."
  country: "China"
  lengthKm: 1794
  openedYear: -486
  connects: "Beijing and Hangzhou (Haihe, Yellow, Huaihe, Yangtze, Qiantang Rivers)"
  type: "inland-waterway"
- code: "06"
  slug: "rhine-main-danube-canal"
  name: "Rhine-Main-Danube Canal"
  description: "An important waterway crossing Germany, connecting the North Sea and Black Sea."
  country: "Germany"
  lengthKm: 171
  openedYear: 1992
  connects: "North Sea and Black Sea (Main and Danube Rivers)"
  type: "lock-based"
- code: "07"
  slug: "white-sea-baltic-canal"
  name: "White Sea-Baltic Canal"
  description: "A canal crossing Russia, connecting the White Sea and Baltic Sea."
  country: "Russia"
  lengthKm: 227
  openedYear: 1933
  connects: "White Sea and Baltic Sea (via Lake Onega)"
  type: "lock-based"
- code: "08"
  slug: "manchester-ship-canal"
  name: "Manchester Ship Canal"
  description: "Crosses England, connecting Manchester to the Irish Sea."
  country: "United Kingdom"
  lengthKm: 58
  openedYear: 1894
  connects: "Manchester and Irish Sea"
  type: "inland-waterway"