The Corinth Canal is a Greek canal that connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea, cutting through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth to separate the Peloponnese peninsula from the Greek mainland. Completed in 1893, it was dug through the isthmus at sea level with no locks, is 6.4 kilometers long and only 24.6 meters wide at sea level, which makes it impassable for many modern ships, and it is now of little economic importance, serving mainly as a tourist attraction.
Facts
SignificanceIt is 6.4 kilometres (4 miles) in length and at 24.6 metres (80.7 feet) wide at sea level, it is impassable for many modern ships. 1 FAQs
Why can many modern ships not use the Corinth Canal?
It is only 24.6 meters wide at sea level.
The canal was dug through the Isthmus of Corinth at sea level and has no locks. It is 6.4 kilometers long but only 24.6 meters wide at sea level, which makes it impassable for many modern ships. It is currently of little economic importance and is mainly a tourist attraction.
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1. Corinth Canal (Wikipedia)
Wikipedialead section, first paragraph, completion-date sentence
Completed in 1893, it cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnese peninsula from the Greek mainland.
lead section, first paragraph, sentence on canal width and modern impassability
It is 6.4 kilometres (4 miles) in length and at 24.6 metres (80.7 feet) wide at sea level, it is impassable for many modern ships.
status sentence
it is now of little economic importance, serving mainly as a tourist attraction.
In Group: Canals and Seaways, Introduction
The Corinth Canal (Greek: Διώρυγα της Κορίνθου, romanized: Dioryga tis Korinthou) is a canal in Greece that connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea.
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