Highway to India
- POSTED ON: 14 Feb, 2023
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- POSTED BY: Nimi Kurian | Article: Madhumitha Srinivasan
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On February 17, 1867, history was created in the newly constructed Suez Canal.
It is an artificial sea-level waterway, 120 miles long connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez, which is a northern branch of the Red Sea. Today, it is one of the most heavily used waterways in the world, because it offers the shortest sea route between Europe and countries along the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean.
Slide right to know about its history…