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▪ TableGreat tunnels of the worldtunnel location lengthbr>km miles yearcompleted use notesSeikan Japan 53.9 33.5 1988 railway passes under stormy Tsugaru Strait between the islands of Honshu and HokkaidoChannel Tunnel(Eurotunnel) England-France 50.5 31.4 1994 railway passes under the English Channel between Folkestone, England, and Calais, FranceLötschbergbase Switzerland 34.6 21.5 2007 railway rail link under Lötschen Pass between Bern and Valais cantonsIwate-Ichinohe Japan 25.8 15.7 2002 railway carries the Tohoku high-speed line through mountains between Tokyo and northern HonshuLærdal Norway 24.5 15.3 2000 highway carries the main cross-country highway through the mountains in central NorwayDaishimizu(Great Shimizu) Japan 22.2 13.8 1982 railway on the Joetsu high-speed line across Honshu between Tokyo and NiigataSimplon II Italy-Switzerland 19.8 12.3 1922 railway rail link under the Simplon Pass, the traditional divide between northern and southern EuropeSimplon I Italy-Switzerland 19.8 12.3 1906 railway rail link under the Simplon Pass, the traditional divide between northern and southern EuropeVereina Switzerland 19.1 11.9 1999 railway rail link under the Flüela Pass between the upper Rhine and lower Engadin valleysShin-Kanmon(New Kanmon) Japan 18.7 11.6 1975 railway carries the Sanyo high-speed line under Kanmon Strait between the islands of Honshu and KyushuGreat Apennine Italy 18.5 11.5 1934 railway rail link through mountains between Bologna and FlorenceQinling China 18.5 11.5 2001 railway traverses the Qin (Tsinling) Mountains, the historic barrier between northern and southern ChinaSt. Gotthard Switzerland 16.9 10.5 1980 highway links Uri and Ticino cantons under the St. Gotthard PassHaruna Japan 15.4 9.6 1982 railway on the Joetsu high-speed line across Honshu between Tokyo and NiigataSeveromuiskiy Russia 15.3 9.5 2003 railway link on the Baikal-Amur railway in the Russian republic of BuryatiaSt. Gotthard Switzerland 15.0 9.3 1882 railway carries the Zürich-Milan line under the St. Gotthard Pass between Uri and Ticino cantonsMount MacDonald British Columbia,Canada 14.6 9.1 1988 railway carries the Canadian Pacific Railway under Rogers Pass in Glacier National ParkDayaoshan China 14.3 8.9 1988 railway carries a dual-track line through the Nan Mountains, northern Guangdong provinceArlberg Austria 14.0 8.7 1978 highway provides a road link under the Arlberg Pass between Tirol and Vorarlberg provincesHokuriku Japan 13.9 8.6 1962 railway on the Hokuriku line along the Sea of JapanMount Cenis France-Italy 13.7 8.5 1871 railway carries the main Paris-Turin line through the Alps at the Fréjus PassHex River South Africa 13.4 8.3 1989 railway penetrates the mountains between the Hex River valley and the Great Karoo uplandFréjus France-Italy 12.9 8.0 1980 highway carries the Lyon-Turin highway through the Alps at the Fréjus PassCascade Washington, U.S. 12.5 7.8 1929 railway penetrates the Cascade Range, linking the American Midwest and Pacific NorthwestMont Blanc France-Italy 11.6 7.2 1965 highway road link between Haute-Savoie, France, and Valle d'Aosta, Italy, under Europe's highest peakSee as table:
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Universalium. 2010.
