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Which is correct: The Suez Canal is 163 km long - 365 m wide Or: 163 km length - 365 m width?
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- FroggyLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
Both of the following are now correct.
The Suez Canal is 163km. long x 365m. wide
Or:
The Suez Canal is 163km. in length x 365m. in width.
Source(s): Educator - mindshiftLv 79 years ago
As you have written the sentence "long" and "wide" are correct. The sentence would need to be written "The Suez Canal has a length of 163 km, and width of 365 m.", or "The Suez Canal is 163 km in length, and 365 m in width." for the nouns "length" and "width" to make sense.
Long and wide were originally adjectives only, and length and width were the noun forms. The same is true for deep/depth, broad/breadth, and high/height. Long is also used as a noun in some cases. See the links below.
Source(s): http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/long?s=t http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/length?s=t