failed and stalled projects
- Canals Interrupted (haikimagazine.com)
Never underestimate the importance of a big ditch, especially if it links two oceans. Canals allow for the rapid and free flow of goods, keeping the global economy ticking. Any threat to a major shipping canal means economic and political turmoil. Look at the Suez Crisis of 1956: when Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal, Israel, France, and Britain invaded, and the former Soviet Union threatened to bombard Europe with nuclear missiles if the invading forces did not withdraw.
Mars is essentially in the same orbit. … Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe.
Dan Quayle press comment on 11 August 1989
- Deception Pass (wa100.dnr.wa.gov)
At Deception Pass in northwestern Washington, an elegant, arching, steel structure spans a crystal-blue strait flanked by craggy knobs of rock. The bridge here connects Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands along State Route 20 and is one of the most photographed bridges in the State. The land on both sides of the pass belongs to Deception Pass State Park, where you can camp, paddle, hike the rugged shores, or hunt for critters in the tide pools. The rocks exposed here are clearly the centerpiece of the park’s beauty. These rocks tell a story that spans millions of years, starting with their formation on the ocean floor and followed by the arrival of the ice age glaciers which slowly carved their mark into the landscape. The rocks here continue to evolve as the natural forces of wind and water etch patterns onto the exposed surfaces of the dark lavas.
- Canal (Wikipedia)
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow under atmospheric pressure, and can be thought of as artificial rivers.