10 Interesting Fact About The World's Most Famous Canals

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• Canal Grande in Venice, Italy, has a length of 3.8 kilometers and a width of 30-90 meters.
• Kanaal van Gent Naar Tieuzen in Belgium and the Netherlands, is the largest channel in Europe with a length of 33.5 kilometers.
• Suez Canal in Egypt, has a length of 193.3 kilometers and allows ships to avoid travel through Tanjung Harapan.
• Canal de Panama, known as The Big Ditch, allows ships to cross between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
• Canal de Bourgogne in France, is a channel that was built in the Middle Ages and is still operating today.
• Panama Canal has a unique water transportation system, which allows ships to rise and down through the water ladder system.
• Canal du Midi in France, was built in the 17th century and is considered one of the largest channels in the world.
• Amsterdam canal in the Netherlands, was built in the 17th century and is still operating today.
• Kanaal van Korinthe in Greece, was built in the 19th century and connects Peloponnesos with the main Greek land.
• Canal de Briare in France, built in the 17th century and connecting the Seine and Loire rivers.