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Canals are artificial channels for water. There are two types of canals: irrigation canals, which are use for the delivery of water, and waterways, which are navigable transportation canals used for passage of goods and people, often connected to existing lakes, rivers, or oceans. For canals used for water supply, see Aqueduct.

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  • In April 1964 the U.S. & Colombia agreed to a study about building a new one of these through Colombia
  • President Hayes said in March 1880 that one of these across the Isthmus of Panama would be under U.S. control
  • Sweden's got a Gota one -- it was dug at the same time as the USA's Erie one
  • The Shan-Yang one of these waterways was built in China as early as the 300s B.C.
  • It's the term for a narrow tube in the body, like the alimentary or haversian
  • The Corinth one in Greece is only 3.9 miles long & has no locks
  • Malaria killed many workers on the Rideau one of these, though it's in Canada, not Panama
  • China has a "grand" one, & so does Venice

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