The Suez Canal links the Mediterranean and the Red Sea
Background
The Suez Canal is a sea-level human-made waterway running north-south across the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt. It connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Al Jazeera describes it as a vital artery from Asia to Europe that carries 10 percent of global maritime trade. Canal revenues reached a record $5.84 billion in the fiscal year ending 30 June 2021, a 2 percent increase on the previous year.
Seas connected:
Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
Share of global maritime trade:
10 percent
Canal revenue, fiscal year ending 30 June 2021:
$5.84 billion
Why it matters for exams: Straits, canals and chokepoints, and the seas they join, are standard international-geography questions.
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