Suez Canal Sunset

Suez Canal Sunset
Originally uploaded by Sidheart Chandrashaker

Crossing the Suez Canal from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean or vice-versa is a journey through history. The Canal has been in operation from 1869 and was built by the French. The canal was later controlled by the British & is now run by the Suez Canal Authority. Many Pharaoh's have previously built canals to connect the Nile to the Red Sea in Egypt's glorious past. The canal is 192 km long. The maximum depth of the canal is 66 feet (20 m). It is a single-lane with 4 passing places[and contains no locks, unlike the Panama Canal. Read more on Suez Canal