Note 152 — Chapter XX · THE SUEZ CANAL.
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The following table shows the principal distances and the saving by the canal:—
Ports. By Cape. By Canal. Saving by Canal.
Amount. Per Cent. of Voyage (Cape.)
nautical miles. nautical miles. nautical miles.
Bombay 10,667 6,274 4,393 41·2
Madras 11,280 7,313 3,967 35·2
Calcutta 11,900 8,083 3,817 32·1
Singapore (viâ Straits of Sunda) 11,740 8,362 3,378 28·8
Hong Kong 13,180 9,799 3,381 25·6
Shanghai 14,050 10,669 3,381 24·1
Adelaide 11,780 11,100 680 5·8
Melbourne 12,140 11,585 555 4·6
Sydney 12,690 12,145 545 4·3
Wellington, New Zealand 13,610 13,055 555 4·1