🚢 Canals of the World

These are the world's most notable canals — artificial waterways that moved trade and water long before railways, from historic navigation cuts to sea-linking engineering marvels like Suez and Panama. Each profile shows where the canal runs, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

837 canals from 64 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any canal for its full profile.

Africa (9) Americas (217) Asia (86) Europe (486) Oceania (10)

Africa (9 canals)

Americas (217 canals)

Asia (86 canals)

Europe (486 canals)

Oceania (10 canals)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.