Late intelligence from Europe indicates that France will not at present press the Suez Canal project ... is held at dead lock by the British Government. This canal, which it is proposed to ...

French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps completes work on the Suez Canal in Egypt ... canal too expensive and propose a canal in Nicaragua with 12 locks at either end and 10 miles of aqueducts ...

The famous Suez Canal often receives worldwide recognition ... Using a network of reservoirs, locks, and aqueducts, Riquet's innovative design ensured that water flowed seamlessly across varying ...

The idea of a canal in this region has existed since the seventh century BC, but it was not until the late 1890s that it was finally completed - the Suez Canal, meanwhile, was completed in 1869.

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP ... at the nearby Alajuela and Gatun artificial lakes feeding the locks. Unlike the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal runs on fresh water. The ensuing constraints ...