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Which is the longest shipping canal in the world?

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Put the four canals in order of length: the Russian one built in 1933 is longer than Suez.
Updated On: Jul 17, 2026
  • Panama Canal
  • Suez Canal
  • White Sea-Baltic Canal
  • Kiel Canal
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The Correct Option is C

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Four famous canals, one simple test: which is longest in kilometres. Put the numbers next to the names.

  1. Panama Canal: About 82 km long, cut through Panama in 1914 to join the Atlantic and Pacific. Ships are raised and lowered through locks because the route crosses high ground. It is the shortest here.
  2. Suez Canal: About 193 km long, opened in 1869 and running at sea level from Port Said to Suez to join the Mediterranean with the Red Sea. It carries enormous traffic but still falls short on length.
  3. White Sea-Baltic Canal: About 227 km long, built in Russia and opened in 1933, running from the White Sea at Belomorsk through Lake Onega towards the Baltic. That figure beats every other canal on the list, so this is the longest shipping canal.
  4. Kiel Canal: About 98 km long, running across northern Germany from Brunsbuettel to Kiel and linking the North Sea to the Baltic. It is heavily used but is barely half the length of Suez.

Ranking them gives 227 km, 193 km, 98 km, 82 km, so option (C) is correct.

Let's summarize:

  • White Sea-Baltic Canal, about 227 km, is the longest of the four.
  • Suez about 193 km, Kiel about 98 km, Panama about 82 km.

So the longest shipping canal among the options is the White Sea-Baltic Canal.

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