The term CANAL SITE refers to the locations of several famous canals. The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. The Erie Canal is a canal in New York State that connects Lake Erie to the Hudson River. The PANAMA Canal is a canal in Central America that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. EARS is an acronym for the Eastern Arctic Shipping Route, which is a shipping route in Canada. INNEREAR is an acronym for the Inner German Border, which was a heavily fortified border between East and West Germany during the Cold War.