OCEANS AND COUNTRIES
INDIAN TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATION NATIONAL PARKS AND SANCTUARIES
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Egypt
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Switzerland
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Japan
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Namibia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Japan’s 53.85km Seikan railway tunnel passes beneath the Tsugaru Strait and connects the Aomori Prefecture on Honshu Island and the Hokkaido Island. With its track located 140m below the seabed, the Seikan tunnel is the world’s deepest and longest railway tunnel.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Gotthard Base Tunnel, with a length of 57.09 km (35.5 mi) and a total of 151.84 km (94.3 mi) of tunnels, shafts and passages, is the longest railway tunnel in the world, with a geodetic distance of 55.782 km (34.7 mi) between the two portals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Longest Tunnels in India – Rail and Road Tunnels: Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, Jammu and Kashmir (Length: 11, 215 metres, or 11.22 km.)
Detailed explanation-4: -While the longest tunnel in Asia is Wushaoling tunnel (20 km) in Gansu, China. “The Pir Panjal railway tunnel is a vital link connecting Udhampur to Baramulla.