Panama Canal, Suez Canal, engineering waterways, and shipping routes.
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The Kiel Canal lets ships avoid sailing around which peninsula?
Jutland stretches north from Germany into Denmark, with the town of Skagen near its northern tip.
At its northern end, the Rideau Canal meets which river?
The Ottawa River joins the St. Lawrence near Montreal, connecting the canal's northern end to the same system as Lake Ontario.
The Kiel Canal lies entirely within which country?
The canal runs through Schleswig-Holstein, Germany's northernmost state, which borders Denmark.
The Kiel Canal's western entrance opens onto the estuary of which river?
Hamburg lies farther upstream on the Elbe, while Brunsbüttel marks the canal's western entrance.
Which Canadian city stands at the northern end of the Rideau Canal?
The canal meets the Ottawa River beside Parliament Hill, close to the border with Quebec.
The Rideau Canal reaches which Great Lake at Kingston?
At Kingston, Lake Ontario begins draining into the St. Lawrence River toward the Atlantic.
The Kiel Canal provides a shortcut between the North Sea and which other sea?
The Baltic's natural route to the North Sea passes through the narrow straits around Denmark.
In which Canadian province is the Rideau Canal?
The canal winds through eastern Ontario, north of the St. Lawrence River rather than along the U.S. border.
Which canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
Opened in 1914, the Panama Canal saves ships thousands of miles versus sailing around South America.
Which sea does the Suez Canal connect to the Mediterranean?
Completed in 1869, the Suez Canal links the Red Sea and Mediterranean, sparing ships the trip around Africa.