List of proposed canals

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This article lists proposed or uncompleted canals.

List of canals


Name	Location	Purpose	Status
Danube–Bucharest Canal	Romania	Connect Bucharest with the Danube and the Black Sea via the existing Danube–Black Sea Canal	Started in 1986, paused
Istanbul Canal	Turkey	Connect the Black and Aegean seas; alternate to Bosporus	Started in June 2021
Eurasia Canal	Russia, Kuma-Manych Depression	Connect the Caspian Sea to the Black Sea	Proposed
Nicaragua Canal	Nicaragua	Connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, alternative of Panama Canal	Proposed
Sulawesi Canal	Indonesia	Connect the Gulf of Tomini with the Makassar Strait	Proposed
Thai Canal	Thailand	Cut across the Kra Isthmus	Proposed
Salwa Canal	Saudi Arabia	Shipping and tourism canal along the border with Qatar	Proposed
Iranrud Waterway	Iran	Connect the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea through Iran	Abandoned
Northern river reversal	Russia	Divert the flow of the Northern rivers from the Arctic Ocean	Abandoned in 1986