Editing Corinth Canal (section)

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The  [[sea level]] canal consists of a single [[lock (water transport)|lock-free]] {{convert|6343|m|ft|abbr=on}} channel excavated {{convert|8|m|ft}} deep, {{convert|24.6|m|ft}} in breadth at the surface and {{convert|21.3|m|ft}} wide at the bottom. The rock walls, which rise {{convert|90|m|ft}} above sea level, are at a near-vertical 80° angle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aedik.gr/frontend/index.php|title=Corinth Canal|website=Aedik.gr|access-date=25 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906021853/http://www.aedik.gr/frontend/index.php|archive-date=6 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/90261/corinth-canal|title=Corinth Canal|date=2017-04-13|access-date=2024-09-09|website=Earth Observatory|publisher=[[NASA]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Central Greece earthquakes of February–March 1981|author1=Carydis, Panayotis G.|author2=Tilford, Norman R.|author3=Brandow, Gregg E.|author4=Jirsa, James O.|page=79|publisher=National Academy Press|location=Washington, D.C.|year=1982}}</ref> The canal is crossed by a railway line, a road and a motorway at a height of about {{convert|45|m|ft}}. In 1988, [[submersible bridge]]s were installed at sea level at each end of the canal, by the eastern harbour of [[Isthmia, Corinthia|Isthmia]] and the western harbour of [[Poseidonia]], providing two additional crossings for road traffic.<ref name="Goette">{{cite book|title=Athens, Attica, and the Megarid: An Archaeological Guide|url=https://archive.org/details/athensmegarid00goet|url-access=limited|last=Goette|first=Hans Rupprecht|page=[https://archive.org/details/athensmegarid00goet/page/n338 322]|publisher=Routledge|year=2001}}</ref>

The canal saves a {{convert|700|km|adj=on}} journey around the [[Peloponnese]] for transiting vessels. It is too narrow and shallow for large, deep  drafted oceangoing vessels, accommodating a maximum of  {{convert|17.6|m|ft}} in width and {{convert|7.3|m|ft}} in [[Draft (hull)|draft]]. In October 2019, the {{convert|22.5|m|ft}} wide, {{convert|195|m|ft}} long 900-passenger [[Villa Vie Odyssey|''Braemar'']]  cruise ship successfully set a new record for longest ship to pass through the canal.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

Ships can pass through the canal only one [[convoy]] at a time on a one-way system. Larger ships have to be towed by [[tugboat|tug]]s.<ref name="Goette" /> The canal is currently used mainly by tourist ships; around 11,000 ships per year travel through the waterway.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.intltravelnews.com/2014/02/corinth-canal|title=The Corinth Canal|work=International Travel News|date=February 2014|last=Bowman|first=Carol L.|page=12}}</ref>

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File:Kanal-Korinth-2011.jpg|Aerial photograph of the Corinth Canal area (2011)
Image:BridgeSubmerging4.jpg|A submersible bridge at the entrance to the Corinth Canal
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