Top 10 longest canals in the world
The canal is a man-made terrestrial water flow. The oldest canals were built in Mesopotamia 4,000 years BC. As of now, there are many canals in the world. So what is the longest canal in the world. The following is a list of the ten longest canals in the world.
1
Dai Yun Ha
Canal length: 1794 km
Dai Yun Ha is one of the oldest historic canals in the world, also known as the Great Market. Dai Yunxia passes through cities and provinces in mainland China: Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang. For more than 2,500 years, the canal has played a huge role in the development and economic and cultural exchanges between the northern and southern regions of China, especially the development of the public economy. agriculture along the canal.
2
Erie Canal
The length of the canal is 584 km (363 mi), the channel width is 12 metres (39 feet) deep, 1.2 m (4 feet). The whole canal total has 83 dams.
The Erie Canal is the first means of transportation to the East coast and the western mainland, much quicker than the most commonly used animal drag trucks at the time. Channel Erie not only speeds up shipping but also reduces 95% of shipping costs in coastal and inland areas. Fast channel traffic makes the western part of New York more accessible.
3
Suez Canal
Channel Length: 193.3 km
The Suez Canal was built in 1869. It is one of the most frequently used routes in the world. It is the boundary between Asia and Africa and the main channel for people from Asia and Africa.
4
Albert Canal
Channel Length: 129.5 km
The Albert Canal was built in 1939. The most narrow is 24 meters and the shallow water is 5m. It was built in 1930 and completed in 1939.
5
Moscow Canal
Channel Length: 128.1 km
This is a huge and complex irrigation work. There are large dams, water pumping stations, drains, river tunnels, 8 hydro-electric stations... The establishment of the Moscow canal shortened the cruise distance between Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod, Moscow and St. Petersburg respectively 110 km and 1,100 km away.
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