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·         Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has launched a $15 billion project named “Kanal Istanbul” which runs parallel to Bosphorus Strait will connect Black Sea & Marmara Sea.

·         The concept of a canal linking the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara has been proposed at least seven times in history.

·         Pre-feasibility studies commenced April 2009, feasibility studies conducted April 2012, Construction has started June 2021

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Houston Ship Canal Length: 80 km Width: 161m Depth: 14m

It is a waterway between Houston, Texas and the Gulf of Mexico.

Opened in 1914

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Kiel Canal Length: 98 km Width: 100m Depth: 11m

Connecting the Baltic Sea to the North Sea, the Kiel Canal passes through the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

Opened in 1895

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The Volga-Don ship channel connects the Russian rivers Volga and Don.

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Rhine-Main-Danube Canal Length is 171 km, Width 55m, Depth 4m

It connects three important rivers in the heart of Western Europe.

Europa Canal, was first built in the 1938s

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Rhine-Main-Danube Canal Length is 171 km, Width 55m, Depth 4m

It connects three important rivers in the heart of Western Europe.

Europa Canal, was first built in the 1938s

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White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal Length is 227 km, Width 36m, Depth 4m

It is an important waterway regulating inland traffic along Russian waterways from the White Sea in the north to the Baltic Sea in the south.

White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal Built in 1933,

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White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal Length is 227 km, Width 36m, Depth 4m

It is an important waterway regulating inland traffic along Russian waterways from the White Sea in the north to the Baltic Sea in the south.

White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal Built in 1933,

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Corinth Canal Length is 6 km Width: 25m Depth: 8m

It connects the Gulf of Corinth of the Ionian Sea and the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea.

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Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal length is 1,782 km

The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the longest and oldest canal in the world.

It connects China’s Yellow River and Yangtze River.

Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Connecting northern and southern China,

the canal plays a major role in cargo transportation.