Ship channel

Ship channel

A ship channel can be an artificial or dredged waterway for moving ship traffic. A ship channel can also be a channel formed through surface ice by a ship.

Several waterways are referred to as "the Ship Channel"
* Houston Ship Channel
* Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel
* Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project


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