
[[Image:Canal_du_midi_toulouse.jpg|thumb|190px|The Canal du Midi
in Toulouse, France]] Canals are man-made waterways, usually connecting existing lakes, rivers, or oceans. ''Irrigation canals'' are man-made waterways for the delivery of water and preceded the use of transportation canals used by barges or narrowboats on smaller canals, and by ships on ship canals that connect to the ocean. The oldest known canals were built in Mesopotamia, c. 4 000 BC. Ancient canals in the West were dwarfed by the Grand Canal of China, the longest canal built in ancient times. In Europe and then in the young United States, inland canals preceded the development of railroads during the earliest phase of the Industrial Revolution; some canals were later drained and used as railroad right-of-way. Navigable canals reached into previously isolated areas and brought them in touch with the world-economy. The Erie canal for instance, opened up a connection to the fertile Great Plains. [[Image:CanalCentreAmsterdamjpg.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Canal in the centre of Amsterdam]] The pace of draining of fenland and polder in the Low Countries quickened in the 14th century and canalization made the village of Amsterdam a port. Canals are so deeply identified with Venice that all cities that have canals used as waterways have been called "the Venice of..." Some rivers have also been 'canalised' to make them navigable. [[Image:Calder and hebble.jpg|thumb|right|A picturesque stretch on the Calder and Hebble Navigation]] Competition from the railroad network made canals obsolete for commercial transportation, and many fell into decay. A movement that began in Great Britain and France to use the picturesque early industrial canals for pleasure boats has spurred rehabilitation of stretches of historic canals Canals have found another use in the 21st century, as wayleaves for fibre optic telecommunications networks. ==Miscellaneous== For a time in the early 20th century, it was believed that there were Martian canal. [[Image:Small canal - Venice.jpg|thumb|right|190px|Rio de la Verona: a ''rio'' or small canal in Venice]] ==Famous canals and lists== * List of waterways * List of canals in the United States * Canals of the United Kingdom * Suez Canal * Panama Canal * Venice * Amsterdam * Wellend Canal - Central Canada * Saint Lawrence Seaway - Quebec, Ontario, Canada * Rideau Canal - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada * Shubie Canal - Nova Scotia, Canada ==See also== * Aqueduct * Canal lock * Horse-drawn boat * Sluice * Trade route * Waterway restoration ---- [[Image:Limehouse cut.jpg|thumb|190px|The Limehouse Cut, East London]] Canals, Tarn-et-Garonne is a commune in France in the Tarn-et-Garonne ''département'' in France. Canals Water transport
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Words begining with Canal:
Canal
Canaletto
Canaletto
Canale_5
Canale_d'Agordo
Canaliculi
Canaliculus
Canalou,_Missouri
Canalou,_MO
Canalphones
Canals
Canals
Canals_in_Belgium
Canals_in_Berkshire
Canals_in_Canada
Canals_in_France
Canals_in_the_Netherlands
Canals_in_the_United_Kingdom
Canals_in_the_United_Kingdom
Canals_in_the_United_States
Canals_in_the_United_States
Canals_linked_to_the_River_Severn
Canals_of_Britain
Canals_of_Great_Britain
Canals_of_Ireland
Canals_of_London
Canals_of_Mars
Canals_of_the_United_Kingdom
Canals_of_the_United_Kingdom
Canals_on_Mars
Canalterror
Canal_(film)
Canal_13
Canal_13_(Argentina)
Canal_13_(Chile)
Canal_13_UCTV
Canal_9
Canal_9_(Valencia)
Canal_Bridge
Canal_de_Isabel_II
Canal_Digitaal
Canal_du_Bordelais
Canal_du_Midi
Canal_engineer
Canal_engineers
Canal_Fulton,_OH
Canal_Fulton,_Ohio
Canal_Grande
Canal_Hotel_Bombing
Canal_Hotel_Bombing
Canal_Hotel_bombing
Canal_Hotel_bombing
Canal_Hotel_truck_bomb
Canal_Hotel_truck_bomb
Canal_inclined_plane
Canal_lock
Canal_lock
Canal_locks
Canal_Nou
Canal_of_Burgundy
Canal_Park
Canal_Plus
Canal_plus
Canal_Point,_FL
Canal_Point,_Florida
Canal_pound
Canal_Road
Canal_Saint-Martin
Canal_Saint-Martin
Canal_Savoir
Canal_Street
Canal_Street,_Manchester
Canal_Street,_Manchester
Canal_Street,_Manhattan
Canal_Street,_New_Orleans
Canal_Street_(6_Line)
Canal_Street_(BMT_Broadway_Line_station)
Canal_Street_(BMT_Manhattan_Bridge_Line_station)
Canal_Street_(BMT_Nassau_Street_Line_station)
Canal_Street_(BMT_station)
Canal_Street_(IND_Eighth_Avenue_Line_station)
Canal_Street_(IRT_Lexington_Avenue_Line_station)
Canal_Street_(Manhattan)
Canal_Street_(New_York_City_Subway)
Canal_Street_(New_York_Subway)
Canal_Street_Incline
Canal_Street_Portal
Canal_through_Walcheren
Canal_through_Zuid-Beveland
Canal_Township,_PA
Canal_Township,_Pennsylvania
Canal_Walk
Canal_Winchester
Canal_Winchester,_OH
Canal_Winchester,_Ohio
Canal_Zone
Canal
[[Image:Canal_du_midi_toulouse.jpg|thumb|190px|The Canal du Midi
in Toulouse, France]] Canals are man-made waterways, usually connecting existing lakes, rivers, or oceans. ''Irrigation canals'' are man-made waterways for the delivery of water and preceded the use of transportation canals used by barges or narrowboats on smaller canals, and by ships on ship canals that connect to the ocean. The oldest known canals were built in Mesopotamia, c. 4 000 BC. Ancient canals in the West were dwarfed by the Grand Canal of China, the longest canal built in ancient times. In Europe and then in the young United States, inland canals preceded the development of railroads during the earliest phase of the Industrial Revolution; some canals were later drained and used as railroad right-of-way. Navigable canals reached into previously isolated areas and brought them in touch with the world-economy. The Erie canal for instance, opened up a connection to the fertile Great Plains. [[Image:CanalCentreAmsterdamjpg.jpg|thumb|left|190px|Canal in the centre of Amsterdam]] The pace of draining of fenland and polder in the Low Countries quickened in the 14th century and canalization made the village of Amsterdam a port. Canals are so deeply identified with Venice that all cities that have canals used as waterways have been called "the Venice of..." Some rivers have also been 'canalised' to make them navigable. [[Image:Calder and hebble.jpg|thumb|right|A picturesque stretch on the Calder and Hebble Navigation]] Competition from the railroad network made canals obsolete for commercial transportation, and many fell into decay. A movement that began in Great Britain and France to use the picturesque early industrial canals for pleasure boats has spurred rehabilitation of stretches of historic canals Canals have found another use in the 21st century, as wayleaves for fibre optic telecommunications networks. ==Miscellaneous== For a time in the early 20th century, it was believed that there were Martian canal. [[Image:Small canal - Venice.jpg|thumb|right|190px|Rio de la Verona: a ''rio'' or small canal in Venice]] ==Famous canals and lists== * List of waterways * List of canals in the United States * Canals of the United Kingdom * Suez Canal * Panama Canal * Venice * Amsterdam * Wellend Canal - Central Canada * Saint Lawrence Seaway - Quebec, Ontario, Canada * Rideau Canal - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada * Shubie Canal - Nova Scotia, Canada ==See also== * Aqueduct * Canal lock * Horse-drawn boat * Sluice * Trade route * Waterway restoration ---- [[Image:Limehouse cut.jpg|thumb|190px|The Limehouse Cut, East London]] Canals, Tarn-et-Garonne is a commune in France in the Tarn-et-Garonne ''département'' in France. Canals Water transport
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Canal
Canaletto
Canaletto
Canale_5
Canale_d'Agordo
Canaliculi
Canaliculus
Canalou,_Missouri
Canalou,_MO
Canalphones
Canals
Canals
Canals_in_Belgium
Canals_in_Berkshire
Canals_in_Canada
Canals_in_France
Canals_in_the_Netherlands
Canals_in_the_United_Kingdom
Canals_in_the_United_Kingdom
Canals_in_the_United_States
Canals_in_the_United_States
Canals_linked_to_the_River_Severn
Canals_of_Britain
Canals_of_Great_Britain
Canals_of_Ireland
Canals_of_London
Canals_of_Mars
Canals_of_the_United_Kingdom
Canals_of_the_United_Kingdom
Canals_on_Mars
Canalterror
Canal_(film)
Canal_13
Canal_13_(Argentina)
Canal_13_(Chile)
Canal_13_UCTV
Canal_9
Canal_9_(Valencia)
Canal_Bridge
Canal_de_Isabel_II
Canal_Digitaal
Canal_du_Bordelais
Canal_du_Midi
Canal_engineer
Canal_engineers
Canal_Fulton,_OH
Canal_Fulton,_Ohio
Canal_Grande
Canal_Hotel_Bombing
Canal_Hotel_Bombing
Canal_Hotel_bombing
Canal_Hotel_bombing
Canal_Hotel_truck_bomb
Canal_Hotel_truck_bomb
Canal_inclined_plane
Canal_lock
Canal_lock
Canal_locks
Canal_Nou
Canal_of_Burgundy
Canal_Park
Canal_Plus
Canal_plus
Canal_Point,_FL
Canal_Point,_Florida
Canal_pound
Canal_Road
Canal_Saint-Martin
Canal_Saint-Martin
Canal_Savoir
Canal_Street
Canal_Street,_Manchester
Canal_Street,_Manchester
Canal_Street,_Manhattan
Canal_Street,_New_Orleans
Canal_Street_(6_Line)
Canal_Street_(BMT_Broadway_Line_station)
Canal_Street_(BMT_Manhattan_Bridge_Line_station)
Canal_Street_(BMT_Nassau_Street_Line_station)
Canal_Street_(BMT_station)
Canal_Street_(IND_Eighth_Avenue_Line_station)
Canal_Street_(IRT_Lexington_Avenue_Line_station)
Canal_Street_(Manhattan)
Canal_Street_(New_York_City_Subway)
Canal_Street_(New_York_Subway)
Canal_Street_Incline
Canal_Street_Portal
Canal_through_Walcheren
Canal_through_Zuid-Beveland
Canal_Township,_PA
Canal_Township,_Pennsylvania
Canal_Walk
Canal_Winchester
Canal_Winchester,_OH
Canal_Winchester,_Ohio
Canal_Zone
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