suez canal was opened
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The Suez Canal is actually the first canal that directly links the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
It was opened for navigation on the 17 th of November 1869.
Egypt nationalized the canal on the 26 th of July 1956.
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November 17, 1869
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On November 17, 1869, the Suez Canal was opened to navigation. Ferdinand de Lesseps would later attempt, unsuccessfully, to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama. When it opened, the Suez Canal was only 25 feet deep, 72 feet wide at the bottom, and 200 to 300 feet wide at the surface.
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