PANAMA CANAL VS. SUEZ CANAL FINAL DRAFT The Panama and Suez Canals may be two of the biggest achievements in ocean history within the past couple centuries, but which one was more important globally? The Panama Canal, a waterway that cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and links the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, is about 51 miles long (The World Book Encyclopedia, Panama Canal). The Suez Canal, a narrow artificial waterway that joins the Mediterranean and …showed first 75 words of 671 total…

…showed last 75 words of 671 total…mind as the canal that has the bigger impact. I believe that we shall hear more about the Suez Canal in our lifetimes and I agree that the Suez Canal does have a more global impact. Although the Panama Canal has a more commercial name (due to the wars and costs of the U.S to get the Canal done) I believe that overall, the Suez Canal is more important in our day and age.