MAJOR OCEAN ROUTES OF THE WORLD
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ocean
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sea
ports on the route
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1.
North Atlantic route
Busiest
ocean trade route which connects the ports of western coast of Europe with
the ports on the east coast of North America.
Developed
and very dense populated regions are located on both sides.
The
foreign trade of the north Atlantic route is greater than any other route is
greater than any other route of the world.
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Ports
on the east coast of North America
New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto (through the
great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway)
Ports on the west
coast of Europe
Gothenburg,
Oslo, Copenhagen, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, London, Southampton, Glasgow,
Liverpool, le Havre, Lisbon, etc.
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2.
The Suez canal route
Passes
through the heart of the world and connects Europe with the Far East through
Suez Canal.
Shortens
the distance between Europe and south Asian countries by 9000 km.
It
was once considered as lifeline of Britain.
Oil
supplies from Middle East, raw material from tropical Asia and manufactured
goods from Europe are the main trade commodities.
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Mediterranean ports – Marseilles, Gibraltar,
Genoa, Venice, Athens, Naples are ports of Europe and Algiers, port Said are
ports of Africa.
Asian ports – Aden, Karachi, Mumbai,
Colombo, Singapore and manila.
Important ports of call – Mombasa, Zanzibar,
Mozambique, Aden, Mumbai, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.
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3.
The panama canal route
Connects
the pacific ocean with Atlantic ocean.
Increase
the trade between the countries of both Atlantic and Pacific seaboards since
the opening of Panama Canal in 1914.
Facilitated
the trade in oil, minerals, food stuffs, raw materials, and manufactured
goods.,
West
and east coast of USA are the most benefited region.
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Panama and colon are important ports on the
panama canal.
Save
the distance between New York and Auckland.
Ports
of Gulf coast of USA and Caribbean States are also important.
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4.
The cape route
Connects
the countries of western Europe with western and southern part of Africa,
Australia and New Zealand.
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Ports
of West Europe: London, Liverpool, Cardiff, Lisbon Southampton, etc.
Ports
of Africa: cape town, port Elizabeth.
Ports
of Australia: Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney.
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5.
The trans – pacific route
Connects
the ports of western coast of North America with the ports of East Asia.
Several
routes of the Trans – pacific converge at Honolulu (the crossroads of
Pacific).
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Ports
of north America: Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, san Francisco, Los Angeles
Dells with timber, wheat, paper- pulp, fish etc.
Ports
of east Asia: shanghai, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, and Manila deals with
manufactured goods, e.g., textiles, electrical equipments, etc.
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