What is Manchester Ship Canal?
The '''Manchester Ship Canal''' is a wide, {{convert|36|mi|km|sing=on}} long, river navigation in [[North West England]], opened on [[21 May]] [[1894]]. At the time of its completion, it was the largest navigation canal in the world.<ref>Owen (1983), p.&nbsp;120.</ref> It consists of the rivers [[River Irwell|Irwell]] and [[River Mersey|Mersey]] made navigable for seagoing ships from the [[Mersey Estuary]] to [[Salford Docks]] in [[Greater Manchester]]. It transformed [[Manchester]] from a landlocked city into a major sea port. ==References== {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{commonscat|Manchester Ship Canal}} *[http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk/manchester/shipcanal.htm Virtual Tour] {{Transport-stub}} [[Category:North West England]] [[Category:Canals in England]] [[Category:Salford]] [[Category:Manchester]] [[Category:1894 establishments in the United Kingdom]]