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What is the significance of the Suez Canal?

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The importance of the Suez Canal lied in its position. It connected the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. The connection shorted the travel distance between Western Europe and ports in East Africa and Asia. It prevented the need to travel around the southern tip of Africa.

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The canal is in Egypt and it connects Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean via the Egyptian city of Suez on the Red Sea. The canal enables more direct shipping between Europ and Asia, eilminating the need to circumnavigate Africa and cutting voyage times by days or weeks.

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