The Top 5 Longest Shipping Canals

	Shipping Canal	Country	Length	Year Opened
1	Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal	China	1,930 km/1,199 mi	5th century BC
2	Erie Canal	United States	584 km/363 mi	1825
3	Gota Canal	Sweden	386 km/240 mi	1832
4	St. Lawrence Seaway	Canada/ US	290 km/180 mi	1959
5	Canal Du Midi	France	240 km/149 mi	1692