The Corinthian channel is a significant achievement for its time, because thanks to the canal, the sea vessels, which used to have to bypass the Peloponnese, could now cut about 400 kilometers of the way.
EKorinte Canal simele impumelelo owawubalulekile ngesikhathi sawo, ngoba ngenxa imikhumbi isiteshi, okuyinto ngaphambilini ukuya nokubuya yePeloponnese, manje bakwazi ukunciphisa amakhilomitha angaba ngu-400.