List of interoceanic canals


The following is a list of interoceanic canals, that is, canals or canal proposals, which form waterways for traffic to connect one ocean to another.

List

CanalPlaceLocationMapStatusOceansNotes
Canal of the PharaohsEgyptThis ancient canal once connected the Suez Rift Valley to the Nile River.
Suez CanalIsthmus of SuezThe level canal follows the Suez Rift Valley, from the Gulf of Suez to the Mediterranean
Palestine CanalIsrael and PalestineProposedFrom the Gulf of Aqaba to the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean, the modern version would expand two proposed water conveyance canals into ship canals. Various proposals have existed since the construction of the Suez Canal.
Panama CanalIsthmus of PanamaThis lock-encumbered canal takes advantage of the Chagres River, used to create Gatun Lake, over the western side of the continental divide
Nicaragua CanalCentral AmericaProposedProposals use Lake Nicaragua to shorten the built canal distance
Honduras CanalCentral AmericaProposed
Guatemala CanalCentral AmericaProposed
Mexico CanalIsthmus of TehuantepecProposedOne of the proposed paths connects the Goatzacoalcos River to Tehuantepec
Thai Canal Malay PeninsulaProposedA level crossing across the Kra Isthmus would need to dig out the Tenasserim Hills
White Sea–Baltic CanalRussia