| 单词 | Isthmus of Suez |
| 例句 | The possibility of building a canal across the Isthmus of Suez, which divided Asia from Africa, had intrigued Europeans since the fifteenth century. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The canal was a human-made waterway that cut through the Isthmus of Suez. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Every intelligent child on looking at the map would ask why the natural route to India was not by the Isthmus of Suez, and why a canal was not made. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Again, if his desires tend toward the East, he perceives that but for the Isthmus of Suez, he would not be obliged to double the Cape of Good Hope. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z “He is going,” said some “to the Black Sea”—“to India”—“to cut a canal through the Isthmus of Suez”—“to Ireland”—“to the Thames.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z From Egypt we learn that a railroad across the Isthmus of Suez is to be commenced forthwith, apparently to be constructed mainly by English capital and engineers. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 2012-02-10T03:00:15.463Z The weakened country fell to invaders who swept across the Isthmus of Suez in chariots, a weapon of war unknown to the Egyptians. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z From Yokohama to Australia, and from Manila to the Isthmus of Suez, English is the common medium of communication. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z He attempted to compromise by occupying the Isthmus of Suez, but the vote of credit was rejected in the Chamber by 417 votes to 75, and the ministry resigned. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The building of a ship-canal across the Isthmus of Suez made famous the Frenchman, Ferdinand de Lesseps: so the opening-up of the mouth of the Mississippi River has distinguished Captain Eads. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z The foreign commerce of France has been wonderfully increased by him, and his favourite project for a ship canal through the Isthmus of Suez is now numbered among the probabilities of the age. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z In about 1640 B.C., a group from the area of Palestine moved across the Isthmus of Suez into Egypt. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea is old and often discussed, like that of the Isthmus of Suez. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z Africa was originally a vast peninsula, attached to Asia by the Isthmus of Suez. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Why is the Isthmus of Suez like the first U in cucumber? The Handbook of Conundrums In the Isthmus of Suez are Lake Timsa and the Great and Little Bitter Lakes, occupying part of the ancient bed of the Red Sea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" A section in the northeast of Egypt, next to the Isthmus of Suez. The Bible Story Thus the fruits of De Lesseps' piercing of the Isthmus of Suez went definitely to England. A History of the Third French Republic As a last instance may serve the present lucubrations of the Paris papers, hunting after the secret springs of commercial jealousy, which induce Palmerston to oppose the cutting of the Isthmus of Suez canal. Secret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth Century For example, there is the great tunnel under the Mont Cenis, and there is the projected tunnel beneath the Channel, and there is the cutting of the Isthmus of Suez. The Intellectual Life They connected their great cities, Sidon and Tyre, by a coast road, which they extended in time as far as the Isthmus of Suez. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses Africa's northeast extremity is frequently delimited at the Isthmus of Suez, but for geopolitical purposes, the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula is often included as part of Africa. The 2008 CIA World Factbook The other two, Asia and Africa, are joined by a strip of land called the Isthmus of Suez, about a hundred miles across. Round the Wonderful World It is bounded on the east by the Red-Sea and the Isthmus of Suez; on the south by Ethiopia, on the west by Libya, and on the north by the Mediterranean. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) His homeward voyage was made by the way of the Isthmus of Suez and Marseilles. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century This road crossed the Isthmus of Suez and led through the land of the Philistines and Samaria to Tyre and Sidon. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses Africa's northeast extremity is frequently delimited at the Isthmus of Suez, but for geopolitical purposes, the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula is often included as part of Africa. The 2008 CIA World Factbook The reader needs hardly to be told that this successful enterprise of cutting a canal across the Isthmus of Suez has proved a vast and increasing advantage to the commerce of the world. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months A British subject can therefore travel on British soil from Cape Town via the Isthmus of Suez, to Siam, covering a distance as the crow flies of something like 10,000 miles. The American Empire I should wish to see England in possession of a canal through the Isthmus of Suez…. Historical Essays Marco Polo affirms that Africa is only united to Asia by the Isthmus of Suez, and he visits Madagascar. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World She was probably a British cruiser, perhaps bringing news for them—a mail via the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea. The Three Commanders These must have come from the east along the Persian Gulf, then across Northern Arabia and the Isthmus of Suez. Chaldea From the Earliest Times to the Rise of Assyria This new Arab Empire will extend to its natural frontiers, from the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates to the Isthmus of Suez, and from the Mediterranean to the Sea of Oman. The New World of Islam In the note in this page, I recognise the word Sooess to designate the Isthmus of Suez. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa Such are the Isthmus of Suez, eighty-seven miles wide, through which a canal was cut that saves a sailing distance of 3,700 miles from England to India. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation In less than half an hour the ship, carried by the current, had traversed the Isthmus of Suez. The Wizard of the Sea A Trip Under the Ocean Canvassers are now everywhere moving on behalf of a ship canal across the Isthmus of Suez. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg Roads, railways, and canals opened up and unified India as never before; the piercing of the Isthmus of Suez facilitated communication with Europe; while education on European lines spread Western ideas. The New World of Islam The place of rendezvous was the White Horse Cellar, in Piccadilly—a spot almost as celebrated for those who are in transitu, as was the Isthmus of Suez of old. Recollections of Europe There was only one gateway into the country, and that was by way of the narrow Isthmus of Suez. Hebrew Life and Times He went direct to the Red Sea, and, as the Isthmus of Suez was not then pierced by a canal, there was no outlet to the Mediterranean. The Wizard of the Sea A Trip Under the Ocean The Suez Canal, a ship canal running across the Isthmus of Suez, and connecting the Mediterranean with the Red Sea. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. This canal extends across the Isthmus of Suez, and connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, opening a waterway between Europe and Asia. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 38, July 29, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls I had a box filled with such articles, and which I valued highly; but they were lost on my voyage home, while crossing the Isthmus of Suez. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia It lies between the latitudes of 38° north and 35° south; and is, strictly speaking, an enormous peninsula, attached to Asia by the Isthmus of Suez. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens "You can't go overland, since there is no canal through the Isthmus of Suez——" "But one can go under land," interrupted the captain. The Wizard of the Sea A Trip Under the Ocean Observations on the Practicability and Utility of Opening a Communication between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, by a Ship Canal through the Isthmus of Suez, with Two Maps. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 The highest level of the water at the Isthmus of Suez is at different hours of the day from 24 to 30 feet above that of the Mediterranean. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 In the Isthmus of Suez, at Ahnas el Medineh, in the Fay�m, at As�an, and in Nubia, we find whole cemeteries in which the sarcophagi are made of baked clay. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt They did not know that their teacher was trying to say the "Isthmus of Suez." Little Prudy's Sister Susy The present day has seen the stretch from Malta to the Isthmus of Suez, formerly without a station, guarded by the cession to her of Cyprus. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 Why is the Isthmus of Suez like the first "u" in cucumber? My Book of Indoor Games The Persian dominion extended undisputed as far as the Isthmus of Suez. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History In order to protect its eastern gateway, the Isthmus of Suez, it was essential that the Ptolemies should control Palestine. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism And thirdly, and lastly, I should wish to see England in possession of a canal through the Isthmus of Suez. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 02 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes The piercing of the Isthmus of Suez, like the breaking of a dam, had let in upon the East a flood of new ships, new men, new methods of trade. The End of the Tether Separated from Europe by the Mediterranean Sea, it is joined to Asia at its N.E. extremity by the Isthmus of Suez, 80 m. wide. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 In less than twenty minutes, the Nautilus, carried along by the torrent, had passed through the Isthmus of Suez. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea Not being possessed of a navy, he entered it through its one vulnerable point, the Wady Tumilat, that ran from the Isthmus of Suez to the Nile Delta. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism By one route," says Beazley, "they sailed from the ports of France and Italy to the Isthmus of Suez, and thence down the Red Sea to India and Farther Asia. The Book of Delight and Other Papers The ship-canal across the Isthmus of Suez was dug so that European vessels need not sail around the Cape of Good Hope to reach the Orient. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition Necho was not so successful in digging a canal across the Isthmus of Suez, in which enterprise one hundred and twenty thousand men perished from hunger, fatigue, and disease. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets The spot is situated a little above the Isthmus of Suez, in the arm which formerly made a deep estuary, when the Red Sea extended to the Salt Lakes. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea One was to transport the ships that she had saved across the Isthmus of Suez and seek refuge in some distant land where the name of Rome was yet unknown. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) The ostrich is mentioned, by many old travellers, as common on the Isthmus of Suez down to the middle of the seventeenth century. The Earth as Modified by Human Action Even in the seventh century Omar forbade Amru to cut the Isthmus of Suez for fear of opening Arabia to Christian vessels. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 He took a sickly looking child on his knee when crossing the Isthmus of Suez—there was no canal in 1864—to relieve a weary mother. An Autobiography I now proceeded to the Isthmus of Suez, at the head of a million of Russian pioneers, and there united my forces with a million of Turks, armed with shovels and pickaxes. The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen In less than twenty minutes, swept along by the torrent, the Nautilus had just cleared the Isthmus of Suez. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea |
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