Suez Canal

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Català: Canal de Suez
Deutsch: Der Sueskanal verbindet das Rote Meer mit dem Mittelmeer.
Eesti: Suessi kanal on kanal Egiptuses Suessi maakitsusel, mis ühendab Vahemerd Punase merega.
English: The Suez Canal (Arabic, Qanā al-Suways) is a canal in Egypt connecting the Red Sea with the Mediterranian Sea.
Français : Le Canal de Suez situé en Égypte relie la mer Rouge et la mer Méditerranée
Plattdüütsch: De Sueskanal verbinnt dat Rode Meer mit dat Middelmeer.

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[edit] Satellite and aerial views

  • Location of the Suez Canal

  • Satellite view

  • boosted natural colours

  • false colours

  • Port Said, convoy leaving the canal through the Eastern Entrance

  • Southern part, exit at Port Taufiq, Suez

  • Aerial view of southern exit in 1934

  • Southern exit, Port Taufiq, Suez

[edit] Maps and drawings

  • Isthme de Suez avec le tracé des canaux concédés, 1862

  • Bay of Suez, 1856

  • General Bird's-eye View of the Canal, 1869

  • diagram of the canal, 1869

  • Bird's-eye View of the Canal, 1881

  • Bird's-eye View of the Canal, 1882

  • Artists impression, 1882

  • Contemporary map

[edit] Construction and inauguration

  • Section south of El Guisr, showing construction trains

  • Between Kantara and El-Ferdane: The first vessels through the Canal

  • Inauguration in 1869 in Port Said

  • Inauguration in 1869, salute to imperial yacht Aigle at Ismailia

  • Inauguration Memorial in Ismailia

[edit] Suez Canal

  • Port Said, Suez Canal Authority

  • Port Fouad seen from Port Said

  • De Lesseps statue now in Port Fouad

  • De Lesseps house in Ismailia

  • Container ship Hanjin Kaohsiung transiting the Suez Canal

  • USS Bainbridge transiting the Suez Canal

  • Moored at El Ballah By-Pass

  • Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson observes submarine USS Philadelphia (SSN 690) transiting the canal

  • USS San Antonio (LPD 17) transits through the Suez Canal

  • Suez Canal Authority at Suez in 1982

  • Southern exit of the Suez Canal

[edit] El Ferdan Railway Bridge

  • El Ferdan Railway Bridge, both sections opened

  • US Navy 040316-N-6380E-076 Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) take in the view from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) as it transits the Suez Canal.jpg
  • US Navy 050422-N-3557N-016 The amphibious assault ship, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) transits the Suez Canal behind the guided missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66).jpg

[edit] Precedents: Canal des Pharaohs

  • Canal des Pharaons.svg
  • Pharaoh's canal.svg
  • Canal of the pharaohs-es.svg

[edit] Others

  • Typical cross sections

  • Cross sections:original canal, canal at nationalisation, present canal

  • Egyptian military forces armoured vehicle at the brink of the Suez Canal

  • Egyptian military forces guard post at the brink of the Suez Canal

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