Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Suez Canal

Suez Canal

 * Reason:The Suez Canal during a partially completed phase, c. 1860, at Ismailia, Egypt adjacent to the northern bank of Lake Timsah. Restored version of File:Suez Canal Ismailia.jpg.  Smaller courtesy copy available for users with slow connection speeds at File:Suez Canal Ismailia2 courtesy copy.jpg.
 * Articles this image appears in:Suez Canal, Lake Timsah, Francis Frith
 * Creator:Francis Frith


 * Support as nominator -- Durova Charge! 00:11, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Support a picture from the early days of the most important water ways of the world GerardM (talk) 06:01, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Support A bit grainy, but that's probably due to the photograph's age. Other than that, excellent picture, high encyclopedic value.  tempo di valse  [☎]  16:49, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

~  ωαdεstεr 16  «talkstalk» 05:29, 16 April 2009 (UTC)