Suez Canal
A 193.3 km sea-level canal joining the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, dug in ten years. It was the longest of its kind in the world when it opened.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1869 CE mainstream
the two seas meet on 18 August and the canal is inaugurated on 17 November source
Where
30.7050° N, 32.3442° E
One point beside the canal's northern stretch, near Ismailia.
Sources
- https://www.asce.org/about-civil-engineering/history-and-heritage/historic-landmarks/suez-canal
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal
- https://www.suezcanal.gov.eg/English/About/SuezCanal/Pages/CanalHistory.aspx
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