Identify the correct statements with reference to the Suez Canal.
A. It has six lock system.
B. The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea.
C. Its length is about 72 km.
D. Port Said is located on the Mediterranean side of the Suez Canal.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → B and D only
A. It has six lock system. Incorrect. Suez is a sea-level canal without locks; the six-lock system is the Panama Canal’s.
B. The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. Correct. Built in 1869 in Egypt, it links the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea and gives Europe a new gateway to the Indian Ocean.
C. Its length is about 72 km. Incorrect. Suez is about 160 km long; about 72 km is the Panama Canal.
D. Port Said is located on the Mediterranean side of the Suez Canal. Correct. The canal runs between Port Said in the north, on the Mediterranean, and Port Suez in the south, on the Red Sea side (Fig. 7.10).
NCERT: Fundamentals of Human Geography — Chapter 7: Transport and Communication, The Suez Canal and the Panama Canal (2025-26)
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