NEW YORK VIA NICARAGUA COMPARED WITH LIVERPOOL
VIA SUEZ.
New York to Singapore 11,549 m. 29 m. more.
" " Hong Kong 11,308 m. 2,363 m. less.
" " Yokohama 9,363 m. 5,951 m. less.
" " Melbourne 10,000 m. 4,920 m. less.
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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.