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HIGHEST LONGEST BIGGEST LARGEST DEEPEST SMALLEST OF THE WORLD
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Kiel Canal
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Suez Canal
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Volga-Don Canal
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Rhine-Main-Danube canal
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Suez Canal, which links the Red and Mediterranean Seas, opened on 17 November 1869. It took 10 years to build, utilizing a workforce of 1.5 million people, of whom 120, 000 perished during the construction. The canal is 193.3 km (120.11 miles) long, running from Port Said harbour to the Gulf of Suez.
Detailed explanation-2: -When built, the canal was 164 km long and 8 m deep. After several enlargements, it is 193.30 km long, 24 m deep and 205 metres wide.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Suez Canal stretches 120 miles from Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt southward to the city of Suez (located on the northern shores of the Gulf of Suez). The canal separates the bulk of Egypt from the Sinai Peninsula. It took 10 years to build, and was officially opened on November 17, 1869.