The Highway to India

The Suez Canal is an artificial waterway that connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, it also separates Asia and Africa.  Construction on the canal began in 1859 and opened in November 1869.  It is 120 miles long, 79 feet deep, and 673 feet wide.  The canal uses no locks.  The Suez Canal Authority of the Arab Republic of Egypt owns and maintains the canal.  The Suez Canal is significant because it most importantly saves time and distance.  With water as the number one mode of trade transport, the Suez Canal is very convenient.