Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is an Egyptian state-owned authority which owns, operates and maintains the Suez Canal. It was set up by the Egyptian government to replace the Suez Canal Company in the 1950s which resulted in the Suez Crisis. After the United Nations intervened, the three invading countries were forced to withdraw.
Administration building in Port Said
The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. The 193.30-kilometre-long (120.11 mi) canal is a key trade route between Europe and Asia.
The Suez Canal from space, showing the Great Bitter Lake at the centre (after the 2015 expansion)
Aerial view of the Suez Canal at Suez
The southern terminus of the Suez Canal at Suez on the Gulf of Suez, at the northern end of the Red Sea
Bathymetric chart, northern Gulf of Suez, route to Cairo, 1856