NICARAGUA CANAL DISTANCES.

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William L. Merry

New York via Nicaragua Compared with Liverpool via Suez.

New York to Singapore 11,549 m. 29 m. more.
" " 11,308 m. 2,363 m. less.
" " 9,363 m. 5,951 m. less.
" " 10,000 m. 4,920 m. less.

New York to San Francisco {10,753 m. less than via Cape Horn.

New Orleans to San Francisco {11,853 m. less than via Cape Horn.

Distances saved via Magellan Straits vary between different ports, but may be approximately stated at two thousand miles.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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