page_title: Canal
hierarchical_section_title: Canal
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Navire imposant traversant le canal de Corinthe.
context_page_description: A canal is a waterway made by humans. For many centuries, canals have been built as a way of transporting heavy goods in barges or boats. Canals usually connect lakes, rivers, or oceans. The Panama Canal is a famous canal that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. Many canals are reinforced with clay or concrete on the sides.
  Other canals are used for irrigation or hydropower.
context_section_description: A canal is a waterway made by humans. For many centuries, canals have been built as a way of transporting heavy goods in barges or boats. Canals usually connect lakes, rivers, or oceans. The Panama Canal is a famous canal that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. Many canals are reinforced with clay or concrete on the sides.
  Other canals are used for irrigation or hydropower.
caption: Some canals require blasting through rock
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