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I read the same regarding the Bosphorus Strait, which is currently blocked to sizeable war vessels by Russia parking.a warship in one end of it. It's not physically blocked, but by treaty limiting the tonnage of warships allowed in the strait at any time.
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Yeah - reading about a new proposed canal - and about how old the Suez canal has interested me...
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Did not know that - I just assumed it was a booming industry - with all the imports from the far east
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It's hard to see how they're short of water when there's an ocean at either end
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Who is getting the contract for making the gigantic shopping trollies that the local yooofs can shove into the locks for a laaarf ?
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They should have got James Brindley to do the surveying for the Suez and Panama canals. No locks on the Bridgewater canal.
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The Corinth canal in Greece was a surprise, when I found it while backpacking there some 30+ years ago. I'd never heard of it, it was never mentioned in school, yet it's a quite a feat of engineering in itself. It was actually started 2000 years ago, and numerous attempts were made over the years, but it wasn't completed until the late 18th century.
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I have stood on the bridge above it. Very impressive site. Must be amazing travelling through it.
In ancient times both the Corinth canal and the Suez had tramways where boats were hauled overland.
They have dropped dramatically. Due to Chinese behaviour these days the West is trying to source more and nore stuff internally.
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There are a number of overland boat haul routes in the Northern Isles and the Isle of Man that date to Viking times.
The one across the neck of Langness peninsular in the Isle of Man was still in use up to the 19th Century.
Used to move boats between Castletown and Derbyhaven Bays when the weather turned
and the boats would have been at risk sailing around Langness to shelter in the other bay.
( I doubt I'd want to try it with the Steam Packet Ferry ! )
The one across the neck of Langness peninsular in the Isle of Man was still in use up to the 19th Century.
Used to move boats between Castletown and Derbyhaven Bays when the weather turned
and the boats would have been at risk sailing around Langness to shelter in the other bay.
( I doubt I'd want to try it with the Steam Packet Ferry ! )
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Yes, I've walked over that bridge. I just dug out my old world travels photo album, and I do indeed have some pics I took back then.
I've often thought about repeating my exact trip over again some time, all the way to Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand etc, like Ted Simon did with his Jupiters travels adventure. Hitching lifts from the U.K. all the way down to Brindisi in Italy, to catch the ferry to Greece might prove troublesome in this day and age.
I really can't remember the last time I saw anybody at the side of the road with their thumb out.
I once had lots of hair.
It's hard to see how they're short of water when there's an ocean at either end
Trust me on this, it really isn't that simple....
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Because of the curvature of the Earth?
Curvature? Surely it's flat. All the water would just run off if it was round.
Duh......in fact 'cos two artificial lakes supply (or don't, there's the rub) the massive locks with rainwater. And there ain't enough rain.
It wouldn't be practical to pump enough seawater from either side.
