This canal between the Arabian desert & the Sinai peninsula formally opened Nov. 17, 1869
... separates the Sinai from the rest of Egypt, existed as the front line 
between the... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 9: En Route to the Holy Land, May 1896June 1896 ... [PAR] On the basis of this story, the reef running between the island and India has .... a 
peninsula situated on the southeast coast of Arabia, about ninety miles from the 
..... raised and on the November 17, 1869, it was formally opened for navigation 
in ... By 1896 the canal had been deepened to 28 feet and widened between Port
... [DOC] [TLE] Port Said, Egypt: Canal Gateway to Global Hub?