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The Suez Canal on the world map and its improvement to shipping routes. The Suez Canal is strategically located, connecting the Mediterranean Sea at its northern end to the Red Sea at the southern tip. By bridging these two major bodies of water, the canal effectively joins Europe to the Asian maritime routes leading to the Indian and Pacific ...
Nearly 15% of the world’s maritime traffic transits via the Suez Canal, the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia. Travelling via the Cape of Good Hope would delay the trip by over a week in some cases.
21 sty 2024 · Steering clear of the Red Sea and taking the lengthy detour around the Cape of Good Hope, however, adds around 3,500 nautical miles (6,500km) and 10-12 days sailing time to each trip.
Three seem plausible: a “land bridge” rail route across Eurasia from China to Europe; a ship route around the Cape of Good Hope between Asian ports and Europe; and a seasonal shipping route across the Russian maritime Arctic from the Bering Strait west to Norway.
6 dni temu · Suez Canal, sea-level waterway running north-south across the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt to connect the Mediterranean and Red seas. It separates the African continent from Asia, and it provides the shortest maritime route between Europe and the lands lying around the Indian and western Pacific oceans.
20 sty 2024 · The turmoil has been sweeping. About 150 ships passed through the Suez Canal, which lies at the northwest end of the Red Sea, during the first two weeks of this January.
Map of the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point of Africa. The Cape of Good Hope is at the southern tip of the Cape Peninsula, about 2.3 kilometers (1.4mi) west and a little south of Cape Point on the south-east corner.
