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All-American Canal
The All-American Canal is an aqueduct, or a channel used to move water. It uses gravity to bring water to California.
list of canals
Canals are used for navigation, crop irrigation, water supply, or drainage. This is an alphabetically ordered list of major canals grouped by continent and country.
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
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