Explanation
- A
1 and 3
1 and 3. Atlantic is not a Suez shore.
- B
3 and 4
3 and 4. Indian Ocean is via Red Sea, not a direct Suez face.
- C
2 and 3.
2 and 3. Suez Canal links the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
- D
1 and 2
1 and 2. Atlantic is Gibraltar’s ocean, not Suez.
Summary. Official key is (c) 2 and 3. Red Sea and Mediterranean. Also note: 1869 — Suez opened; Port Said / Suez — Mediterranean and Red terminals; Bab el-Mandeb — Red Sea to Gulf of Aden / Indian Ocean; Panama — Atlantic–Pacific; not this item.
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