Important Ship Canals (by Length)
Canal | Length | Lock depth | Dimensions | Location | Notes |
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White Sea – Baltic Canal | 141 mi (227 km) | 3.5 m (11 ft) | 135m × 14.3 m × 3.5m | Russia |
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Rhine-Main-Danube Canal | 106 mi (171 km) | 4 m (13 ft) | lock dimensions: 190m x 11.45m x 4m | Germany |
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Suez Canal | 100 mi (160 km) | 300 m (980 ft) wide | Egypt |
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Volga-Don Canal | 62 mi (100 km) | 3.5 m (11 ft) | lock dimensions: 140m x 16.6m x 3.5m | Russia |
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Kiel Canal | 60 mi (97 km) | 14 m (46 ft) | lock dimensions: 310m x 42m x 14m | Germany |
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Houston Ship Channel | 56 mi (90 km) | 14 m (46 ft) | 161 m (528 ft) wide | USA |
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Panama Canal | 51 mi (82 km) | 25.9 m (85 ft) | lock dimensions: 320m x 33.53m x 25.9 m | Panama |
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Danube-Black Sea Canal | 40 mi (64 km) | 5.5 m (18 ft) | lock dimensions: 138m x 16.8m x 5.5m | Romania |
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Manchester Ship Canal | 36 mi (58 km) | 8.78 m (28.8 ft) | lock dimensions: 170.68m x 21.94m x 8.78m | UK |
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Welland Canal | 43.4 km (27.0 mi) | 8.2 m (27 ft) | lock dimensions: 225.5m x 2.3m x 8.2 m | Canada |
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Saint Lawrence Seaway | 8.2 m (27 ft) | lock dimensions: 225.5m x 2.3m x 8.2 m | Canada USA |
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