Show two busts ousts on the caledonian canal which runs through inverness adire to a direction fro in nor th east to I 1 and couples the north sea with the atlantic ocean abere are 28 block and on the crin to cana I 1 which is 9 miles long there are 15 in the case of the baledon caledon is canal a chain of lakes is united by mea a of canals and the long and oft dangerous voyages round the nor th of scotland is thus avoided N ot only so but the route is shortened by one half and for vessels the time saved actually amounts to ai days the brinan crinan canalias Canal was constructed to save the voyl ge of 70 miles round t be mull oak in t e for vessels saili nr or ste ye tween the clyde and the astern highlands and skye B ut both canals would have been impossible without locks when the boat is traveling from a low level tw a higher level it enters the lock bi and then ohp gate bebing it is closed and the agui ee rt the other end of ilia basin is open to admit water its soon al t he water bas higher level tile boat is able to resume its journey is reversed of course when the boat is coming from higher to a lower level |