we must build a canal

Was a canal linking the lower Nile to the Red Sea via the Bitter Lakes possible using 16th-century technology? I realize that the Ancient Egyptians managed it, but the Nile in the 16th century was different from the Nile in the 1st millennium BC, so I'm not sure if the ancient example is still...

This is a story I posted in my general thread in the Writer's Forum many a month ago. Now I wanted to put it up here in its entirety as well so it is more widely available. My Grandfather's Island One: The Summers of My Childhood I tied up my borrowed boat to the rickety old wooden jetty...

Was it possible for the French effort to construct the Panama Canal in the 1880s to succeed? Or was it a project ahead of its time at that point? Though if it succeeds, what is the effect of France controlling this vital trade route? Would the US seek to buy the maximum shares of the company...

Hello everyone! It is time for the new thread for the... The Official AH.com Map of the Fortnight Map Contest Alright! This is a new thread, nice and fresh. You can smell the new thread smell. I’m gonna get right on with the rules and a bit of background on myself, to make things clear for...

As on the label-As many know, there are two major canals in the area of New York & Ontario-the Erie Canal, and the lesser known Welland Canal in Ontario. What if, however, there was a third canal? Let's say that, as an alternate outcome of the War of 1812, the Americans make a few small...

Can a canal like this be physically possible? How can this be built and how would this affect the subcontinent? Does this necessary improve the economy of the region?

Quick question for the far future of my timeline, would it be possible to build a canal somewhere near the border of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick connecting the Bay of Fundy to the Northumberland Straight?

This is a revision of some of my earlier thoughts. Briefly there are several changed that take place during the 19th Century that I will go over. Sweden is convinced by Britain and France to enter the Crimean War. Austria also is convinced to join the war on the...

Could a Trans-North American Canal be built? Ideally a canal capable of PANAMAX ships being built following the Canadian/USA border. Starting at Rock, south of Vancouver then tunneled (at least 150ft high clearance at sea level) underneath the Rocky Mts to Thunder Bay where it would join the...

With a POD of 1940, what is the highest plausible number of nuclear weapons-armed countries that there could be, and if so, who would they be?

I cannot see this having a hope post 1900 because of the railways and i'm not sure if the engineering is possible before the time of railway mania and it may actually be an ASB subject but i'll put it here. What is the Grand Contour Canal had been built but built sooner? As mentioned, its...

As it's said on the tin : what changes would have been necessary for that the Atlantic/Pacific canal would have been located in Nicaragua instead of Panama? If necessary, Panama Canal can still exist in the same time, but have to be secondary compared to its northern counterpart.

A Man, A Plan, Nicaragua! What if William Walker didn't fail? May, 1856 It had been seven months since the filibuster William Walker had seized effective control over the government of Nicaragua. Though he never fully and directly seized control of the Latin American republic, his and his...

Would it be possible for Honduras, with American support, invade Nicaragua with the intent of overthrowing the Sandinista regime sometime in 1980's? What would it take to get them o do this?

Is it possible for one of the major U.S. sporting leagues (NBA, MLB, MLS, NHL) to have a Mexican team?

So let's say Julius Caesar isn't assassinated in 44 BC and is able to launch his campaign against either Dacia or Parthia. Caesar wanted to dig a canal through the Corinth Peninsula in order to better supply his operation in the Middle East. My question is, was it feasible with the current...

As we all know, Roman PODs are popular here, so I thought I would add mine to the list. I became interested in the idea of Roman construction of canals in Gaul a while ago when visiting Provence but never really looked into it any further. It seems that navigation (rather than say...

Can we get canals to go through these areas as well as any place in Central America that can be suitable? What would be the political, economical an environmental impacts? Bonus points if you can explain which one would have the least environmental impact.