Saves 250 miles? 

The article says it saves 250 miles of going around Jutland. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Jutland Peninsula is 40,000 sq. km, which, in scientific terms, is DAMN BIG. There is no way going around such a huge land mass is 250 miles. I see this on the canal's website. Could it be that they made a mistake and the author of this masterpiece just mindlessly copied it. Or was it the other way round?