The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Suez
a
town of Egypt, stands at the edge of the desert at the head of a gulf
of the same name and at the S. end of the Suez Canal, 75 m. E. of Cairo,
with which it is connected by railway; as a trading place, dating back
to the times of the Ptolemies, has had a fluctuating prosperity, but
since the completion of the canal is growing steadily in importance; is
still for the most part an ill-built and ill-kept town; has a large
English hospital and ship-stores.
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Suez
Suez
is a seaport city in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of
the Gulf of Suez, near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal, having
the same boundaries as Suez governorate. It has three harbors, Adabya,
Ain Sokhna and Port Tawfiq, and extensive port facilities. Together they
form a metropolitan area. Railway lines and highways connect the city
with Cairo, Port Said, and Ismailia. Suez has a petrochemical plant, and
its oil refineries have pipelines carrying the finished product to
Cairo.
The Suez Canal (Arabic: قناة السويس qanāt as-suwēs) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. Constructed by the Suez Canal Company between 1859 and 1869, it was officially opened on November 17, 1869. The canal offers watercraft a shorter journey between the North Atlantic and northern Indian Oceans via the Mediterranean and Red seas by avoiding the South Atlantic and southern Indian oceans, in turn reducing the journey by approximately 7,000 kilometres (4,300 mi). It extends from the northern terminus of Port Said to the southern terminus of Port Tewfik at the city of Suez. Its length is 193.30 km (120.11 mi), including its northern and southern access channels. In 2012, 17,225 vessels traversed the canal (47 per day)
The Suez Canal (Arabic: قناة السويس qanāt as-suwēs) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. Constructed by the Suez Canal Company between 1859 and 1869, it was officially opened on November 17, 1869. The canal offers watercraft a shorter journey between the North Atlantic and northern Indian Oceans via the Mediterranean and Red seas by avoiding the South Atlantic and southern Indian oceans, in turn reducing the journey by approximately 7,000 kilometres (4,300 mi). It extends from the northern terminus of Port Said to the southern terminus of Port Tewfik at the city of Suez. Its length is 193.30 km (120.11 mi), including its northern and southern access channels. In 2012, 17,225 vessels traversed the canal (47 per day)
Big Sister QUEEN MARY 2
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The EUROPA II, head of the convoy to go through the Suez Canal. We, MV QUEEN ELIZBETH were 3rd.
More sand than we saw, even in Oman
Vegetation along the way
Most photos were taken with the zoon
Lots of fishermen
- Cannot get rid of this number ???
Solar energy
Back to reality
QM2 bridge as we parted
Farewell to QM 2 - we are bound for Istanbul
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