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Famous Ship Canals
and Waterways
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Name |
Location |
Length
(mi)1 |
Width
(ft) |
Depth
(ft) |
Locks |
Year
opened |
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Albert |
Belgium |
80.0 |
53.0 |
16.5 |
6 |
1939 |
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Amsterdam-Rhine |
Netherlands |
45.0 |
164.0 |
41.0 |
3 |
1952 |
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Beaumont–Port Arthur
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United States |
40.0 |
200.0 |
34.0 |
— |
1916 |
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Canal du Midi |
France |
149.0 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
100 |
1692 |
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Chesapeake and Delaware
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United States |
14.0 |
450.0 |
35.0 |
— |
1829 |
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Erie Canal |
United States |
363.0 |
70.0 |
7.0 |
82 |
1825 |
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Grand Canal |
China |
1,085.0 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
7th cent. |
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Göta Canal |
Sweden |
240.0 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
58 |
1832 |
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Houston |
United States |
50.0 |
(2) |
40.0 |
— |
1914 |
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Kiel (Nord-Ostsee Kanal)
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Germany |
61.3 |
144.0 |
36.0 |
4 |
1895 |
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Panama |
Panama |
50.7 |
110.0 |
41.0 |
12 |
1914 |
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St. Lawrence Seaway
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U.S. and Canada |
2,400.03 |
(4) |
— |
— |
1959 |
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Montreal to Prescott
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U.S. and Canada |
11.5 |
80.0 |
30.0 |
7 |
1959 |
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Welland |
Canada |
27.5 |
80.0 |
27.0 |
8 |
1931 |
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Sault Ste. Marie |
Canada |
1.2 |
60.0 |
16.8 |
1 |
1895 |
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Sault Ste. Marie |
United States |
1.6 |
80.0 |
25.0 |
4 |
1915 |
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Suez |
Egypt |
119.95 |
1,197.5 |
68.9 |
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1869 |
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