The Quiz: What is the world’s most frequented artificial waterway?
Houston Ship Canal, United States
Caledonian Canal, Scotland
Kiel Canal, Germany
Volga-Don Canal, Russia
Each year, Germany’s Kiel Canal sees a similar number of ships as the Panama and Suez canals combined. Approximately 9,000 workers took eight years to build the canal, which opened in 1887 and created a shorter route between the Baltic Sea and North Sea, saving ships about 18 hours of travel time.
The correct answer to this quiz is Kiel Canal, Germany.