A ship passing the No 84 signalling station, Kantara, the Suez canal, Egypt, c. 1880. Other vessels are moored on the far bank
A ship passing the No 84 signalling station at Kantara on the Suez canal, Egypt, c. 1880. Other vessels are moored up on the far bank. The Suez Canal was opened in November 1869 after 10 years of construction, allowing ships to travel between Europe and Asia without navigating around Africa. The northern terminus is Port Said, the southern terminus Port Tawfiq at the city of Suez. The canal was 164 km (102 miles) long and 8 m (26 feet) deep when built. It contains no locks and seawater can flow freely through it. The canal is only wide enough for shipping to travel in one direction at a time, hence the need for the monitoring stations along its length – an old Victorian sepia photograph.
Size: 3484px × 2496px
Location: Kantara, Suez, Egypt
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
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