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A canal through the narrowest part of Israel would have to be almost 3x longer than the Suez. By the time that would be completed, Egypt could’ve (and should i
by KoftaBob 6y ago
A canal through the narrowest part of Israel would have to be almost 3x longer than the Suez.
By the time that would be completed, Egypt could’ve (and should in my opinion) added another 1 or two lanes to the existing ones for redundancy.
They already added a second lane to the northern half of the Suez a couple years ago. Unfortunately, the ship is stuck in the southern half that has only one lane.
- mannykannot 6y agoIn addition, a quick look at a topographic map suggests that it would have to cut through terrain with an elevation of at least 500m, and that would be far from the shortest route. My guess is that only a sea-level route would be competitive, and a canal using locks would require pumped sea-water to operate them anyway. Not to mention that a canal would threaten all the aquifers in the region, which already has a major fresh-water shortage.