Suez Canal is a sea-level waterway running north-south across the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt to connect the Mediterranean and the Red seas. The canal separates the African continent from Asia, and it provides the shortest maritime route between Europe and the lands lying around the Indian and western Pacific oceans. It is one of the world’s most heavily used shipping lanes. The canal extends 120 miles between Port Said in the north and Suez in the south, with dredged approach channels north of Port Said, into the Mediterranean, and south of Suez. The canal does not take the shortest route across the isthmus, which is only 75 miles. Instead, it utilizes several lakes: from north to south, Lake Manzala, Lake Timsah, and the Bitter Lakes—Great Bitter Lake and Little Bitter Lake. The Suez Canal is an open cut, without locks, and, though extensive straight lengths occur, there are eight major bends.
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