Modern Marvels. Episode 15, Then And Now: Suez Canal [digital video].

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2000

2022

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The History® Channel, 2000.

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2022.

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1 online resource (streaming video file) (46 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

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Since the ancient pharaohs' time, the Isthmus of Suez has been the gateway to trade between East and West. It's thought that the pharaohs could connect the Red Sea with the Mediterranean using a system of small canals; but the desert sands buried them. Not until mid-19th century did mankind readdress the problem. Since its completion in 1869, the Suez Canal has been a vital link in world trade and a point of controversy in geopolitics. Today, more than 20,000 ships transit the canal yearly.

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