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(I bet 35.4 miles was a hasty conversion from the "round" figure of 57 kilometers) |
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A tunnel is a passageway through or under an obstruction, like a mountain. | A tunnel is a passageway through or under an obstruction, like a mountain. | ||
| − | The [[world's longest tunnel]] is 57 kilometers (around 35 miles) through the [[Swiss Alps]], completed after 6 decades of work in 2010 | + | The [[world's longest tunnel]] is 57 kilometers (around 35 miles) through the [[Swiss Alps]], completed after 6 decades of work in 2010,<ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/oct/15/joyous-swiss-celebrate-longest-tunnel-breakthrough/ Joyous Swiss celebrate longest tunnel]</ref> although it is not open to traffic yet. |
| + | The longest tunnel in operation is Japan's [[Seikan Tunnel]]. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Revision as of 15:33, October 15, 2010
A tunnel is a passageway through or under an obstruction, like a mountain. The world's longest tunnel is 57 kilometers (around 35 miles) through the Swiss Alps, completed after 6 decades of work in 2010,[1] although it is not open to traffic yet. The longest tunnel in operation is Japan's Seikan Tunnel.