Suez Canal
The Suez Canal is a waterway running north-south across the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt, separating the African continent from Asia, providing the shortest maritime route between Europe and the lands lying around the Indian and western Pacific oceans.
Sources
- L'Isthme et le Canal de Suez, historique, etat actuel, by J. Charles Roux, 2 vols., Paris 1901.
