This image, captured from the International Space Station, shows the Suez Canal in Egypt. The canal, stretching approximately 193.3 km, connects the Mediterranean Sea at Port Said to the Gulf of Suez, with a width ranging from 280 to 345 meters. It was officially inaugurated on November 17, 1869, and features three natural lakes along its route. The photograph highlights the canal’s path through the desert landscape, linking the two bodies of water.