| SL NO | NAME OF THE CANAL | LENGTH (KM) | LOCATION | IMPORTANCE |
| 1. | SUEZ CANAL | 193 | EGYPT | A KEY MARITIME TRADE ROUTE CONNECTING EUROPE AND ASIA WITHOUT THE NEED TO NAVIGATE AROUND AFRICA. IT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES TRAVEL TIME AND FUEL CONSUMPTION, MAKING IT CRUCIAL FOR GLOBAL SHIPPING. |
| 2. | PANAMA CANAL | 82 | PANAMA | LINKS THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS, SAVING SHIPS FROM TRAVELING AROUND SOUTH AMERICA VIA THE CAPE HORN. IT PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN GLOBAL TRADE BY SHORTENING SHIPPING TIMES AND COSTS FOR TRANSCONTINENTAL TRADE. |
| 3. | KIEL CANAL | 98 | GERMANY | PROVIDES A SHORTCUT FOR SHIPS TRAVELING BETWEEN THE NORTH SEA AND BALTIC SEA. IT AVOIDS THE LONGER AND MORE HAZARDOUS ROUTE AROUND DENMARK’S JUTLAND PENINSULA, MAKING EUROPEAN TRADE ROUTES MORE EFFICIENT. |
| 4. | ERIE CANAL | 584 | UNITED STATES | PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE 19TH CENTURY. IT CONNECTED THE GREAT LAKES TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, MAKING TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS AND RESOURCES FROM THE MIDWEST TO THE EASTERN SEABOARD MUCH FASTER AND CHEAPER. |
| 5. | CORINTH CANAL | 6.4 | GREECE | ALTHOUGH SMALL, IT PROVIDES A DIRECT PASSAGE FOR SMALL SHIPS BETWEEN THE AEGEAN AND IONIAN SEAS, ELIMINATING A LONG DETOUR AROUND THE PELOPONNESIAN PENINSULA. IT IS ALSO A POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATION FOR ITS UNIQUE NARROW STRUCTURE AND HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE. |
| 6. | VOLGA-DON CANAL | 101 | RUSSIA | CONNECTS THE VOLGA RIVER TO THE DON RIVER, CREATING A NAVIGABLE LINK BETWEEN THE CASPIAN SEA AND THE SEA OF AZOV. IT FACILITATES INLAND TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO THE BLACK SEA FOR SHIPS FROM LANDLOCKED AREAS. |
| 7. | GRAND CANAL OF CHINA | 1,776 | CHINA | THE WORLD’S LONGEST CANAL, IT HAS BEEN A CRUCIAL WATERWAY FOR TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION IN CHINA FOR OVER 1,500 YEARS. IT LINKS MAJOR CITIES LIKE BEIJING AND HANGZHOU, PROMOTING REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY AND ECONOMIC INTEGRATION. |
| 8. | SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY | 3,790 (SYSTEM) | CANADA & UNITED STATES | AN EXTENSIVE WATERWAY CONNECTING THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TO THE GREAT LAKES, IT ENABLES LARGE CARGO SHIPS TO ACCESS NORTH AMERICA’S INDUSTRIAL HEARTLAND. THE SEAWAY IS VITAL FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF BULK GOODS SUCH AS IRON ORE, COAL, AND GRAIN. |
| 9. | MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL | 58 | UNITED KINGDOM | PLAYED A KEY ROLE DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, CONNECTING THE CITY OF MANCHESTER TO THE IRISH SEA. IT ALLOWED LARGE SHIPS TO BRING RAW MATERIALS DIRECTLY INTO THE CITY AND EXPORT FINISHED GOODS, BOOSTING MANCHESTER’S INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROSPERITY. |
| 10. | GÖTA CANAL | 190 | SWEDEN | AN ENGINEERING MARVEL OF THE 19TH CENTURY, IT CONNECTS STOCKHOLM AND GOTHENBURG THROUGH INLAND LAKES AND RIVERS. WHILE ITS COMMERCIAL USE HAS DECLINED, IT REMAINS A POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTION, SHOWCASING SWEDEN’S RICH HISTORY AND ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENTS. |
| 11. | RHINE-MAIN-DANUBE CANAL | 171 | GERMANY | LINKS THE RHINE AND DANUBE RIVERS, ENABLING A CONTINUOUS WATERWAY FROM THE NORTH SEA TO THE BLACK SEA. THIS CANAL IS INTEGRAL FOR EUROPEAN INLAND SHIPPING AND PROMOTES TRADE BETWEEN WESTERN AND EASTERN EUROPE. |
| 12. | WELLAND CANAL | 43.5 | CANADA | PART OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY, IT BYPASSES THE NIAGARA FALLS, ALLOWING SHIPS TO TRAVEL BETWEEN LAKE ONTARIO AND LAKE ERIE. IT IS CRUCIAL FOR SHIPPING GOODS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND INTO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS. |
| 13. | AMSTERDAM-RHINE CANAL | 72 | NETHERLANDS | FACILITATES TRADE BY CONNECTING THE PORT OF AMSTERDAM TO THE RHINE RIVER, A MAJOR TRANSPORTATION ARTERY IN EUROPE. IT SUPPORTS THE EFFICIENT MOVEMENT OF GOODS ACROSS THE EUROPEAN HINTERLAND. |
| 14. | DANUBE-BLACK SEA CANAL | 64.4 | ROMANIA | SHORTENS THE DISTANCE FOR SHIPS TRAVELING BETWEEN THE DANUBE RIVER AND THE BLACK SEA, BOOSTING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN EASTERN EUROPE. IT IS ALSO VITAL FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND PORT ACCESS. |
| 15. | WHITE SEA-BALTIC CANAL | 227 | RUSSIA | LINKS THE WHITE SEA TO THE BALTIC SEA, PROVIDING AN INLAND NAVIGATION ROUTE FOR NORTHERN RUSSIA. IT SUPPORTS REGIONAL TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES, ALTHOUGH IT IS LESS SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONALLY. |
| 16. | SUNDARBANS CANALS | VARIOUS | INDIA & BANGLADESH | A NETWORK OF WATERWAYS IN THE SUNDARBANS MANGROVE FOREST, ESSENTIAL FOR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION, IRRIGATION, AND FISHING. THEY ALSO PLAY A CRITICAL ECOLOGICAL ROLE, SUPPORTING ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS. |
| 17. | TIGRIS-EUPHRATES CANAL | HISTORICAL | MESOPOTAMIA (IRAQ) | AMONG THE OLDEST CANAL SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD, USED FOR IRRIGATION AND AGRICULTURE IN ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS. THESE CANALS SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOME OF HUMANITY’S EARLIEST CITIES AND EMPIRES. |
| 18. | FORTH AND CLYDE CANAL | 56 | SCOTLAND | CONNECTS THE EAST AND WEST COASTS OF SCOTLAND, FACILITATING TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. IT REMAINS A TOURIST ATTRACTION TODAY, SHOWCASING SCOTLAND’S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE. |
| 19. | SHATT AL-ARAB WATERWAY | 200 | IRAQ | FORMED BY THE CONFLUENCE OF THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVERS, IT SERVES AS A MAJOR TRADE ROUTE FOR IRAQ, CONNECTING INLAND CITIES TO THE PERSIAN GULF. |
| 20. | CHICAGO SANITARY CANAL | 45 | UNITED STATES | BUILT TO REVERSE THE FLOW OF THE CHICAGO RIVER, IT IMPROVED SANITATION IN CHICAGO AND REMAINS IMPORTANT FOR INLAND NAVIGATION AND WATER MANAGEMENT.THANKDS |
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