Question

One reason the Suez Canal has been of strategic importance to countries other than Egypt was that the canal

Answer 1

allowed for faster movement between the North Atlantic ocean and the Indian Ocean 

Answer 2

One reason the Suez Canal has been of key significance to nations other than Egypt was that the channel considered speedier development between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. The waterway is interfacing the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez.