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Mention the famous oil pipelines of the USA. How are pipelines the most convenient mode of transport? Discuss.

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(A) (i) Big Inch is the famous pipe line of the U.S.A.  

(B)(i) Pipeline is the most suitable mode of transport as it is used many to carry liquid and gas etc. upto a long distance. 

(ii) Capital investment taken place once, later it becomes cheaper. About 17% of all freight per tonne km is carried through pipelines in U.S.A. 

(iii) These pipelines can be passed through all type of terrains—plains, mountains, lakes/ sea etc. 

(iv) These arc time saving, cco-friendly and cheaper mode of transport. In Europe, Russia, West Asia and India, pipelines are used to connect oil wells to refineries and to ports or domestic markets.



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