Canals
’04 Industrial Engineering
Choi Sung-Jin
Hello everyone! ^^. Thank you for coming to my speech.
Nowadays, many students are faced on the final exam. Please study hard and get a good score. And the weather is becoming colder and colder, so please take care of you health.
Today, Ive prepared canals. Maybe you already know about canals. For example, Panama canal, Suez Canal. But it has not got great recognition like Pyramid or Great wall. But, I think they are also great achievements. And they have contributed to human’s history and globalization.
1. Suez Canal
This canal is located in Egypt. This canal connects Mediterranean Sea with the Red sea. The length is 168km. In 1869, this great construction was finished. Before completing Suez canal, when people wanted to go to the Europe from India, they went a long way round. Suez canal shortened 10,000km of sea line. From that time so many companies could curtail thier freight charge through this canal.
But this canal was planed and made in ancient times. When Before Christ 1380, the king of Egypt ordered to make canal. But this canal was destroyed by disaster and war.
In the 16th century, Venetian merchants wanted to make a canal. Because Portugal an d Spain made a monopoly of India trade. In the 18th century, Napoleon also wanted to make canal, but he was gave up. Because of it was very difficult to construct. The water surface level between Mediterranean Sea and Red sea is pretty different. It is 9 meters. Many people wanted to solve this problem. And they made locks at the both end of canal.
2. Panama canal
This canal is located in middle of America. This canal is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This canal connects Pacific ocean with Atlantic ocean. If this canal wasn’t built, the world history might have changed. When you see the world map, you can know about this canal’s value. Some people said making this canal the most haughtily act against nature. But it was completed. And there is nothing comparable construct now. When 1999, Panama government got this canal’s management title. And it became the country’s main earning business.
This canal became standard when a company makes ships. So we have named some ships that can pass the Panama Canal as 'Panamax'. And now, Panama government was started to extension construction work of the canal. This place became a sightseeing resort. I want to go there.
There are so many canals in the world. From ancient times, man makes canals and using effectively. In case of China and Russia people, use the canal as inland transportation. Especially China started to make canals when they made great wall. I think canal also human’s great achievement.
But In case of Korea there is no canal. Because our nation is narrow. But I think even if country is narrow, the Korea is strong and beautiful.
Thank you for your listening ^^