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    The North Sea Canal (Dutch: Noordzeekanaal) is a Dutch ship canal from Amsterdam to the North Sea at IJmuiden, constructed between 1865 and 1876 to enable...
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    The White Sea–Baltic Canal (Беломо́рско-Балти́йский кана́л), often abbreviated to White Sea Canal (Belomorkanal) is a ship canal in Russia opened on 2...
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    Suez Canal (Arabic: قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ, Qanāt as-Suwais) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through...
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    The Kiel Canal (German: Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, literally "North [Sea]–East (i.e. Baltic) Sea canal", formerly known as the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal) is a 98 km...
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    canals in China Europe Danube–Black Sea Canal (Romania) North Crimean Canal (Ukraine) Canals of France Canals of Amsterdam Canals of Germany Canals of...
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    North Sea Canal connects Amsterdam with the North Sea. Geography portal Norway portal European Atlas of the Seas List of languages of the North Sea North...
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    Red Sea–Dead Sea Conveyance (RSDSC), sometimes called the Two Seas Canal, was a planned pipeline to run from the coastal city of Aqaba by the Red Sea to...
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    south-east. Including its large sea locks, it straddles the mouth of the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam. To the south it abuts a large reserve of plant-covered...
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    Sea. Administered from Agigea, it is an important part of the waterway link between the North Sea and the Black Sea via the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal....
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    The Grand Canal is a system of interconnected canals linking various major rivers in North and East China, serving as an important waterborne transport...
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    Velsen (category Port cities and towns of the North Sea)
    in the province of North Holland. It is located on both sides of the North Sea Canal. On the north side of the North Sea Canal there is a major steel...
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    Spaarne (category Rivers of North Holland)
    is a river in North Holland, Netherlands. This partially canalized river connects the Ringvaart to a side branch of the North Sea Canal. It runs through...
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    closed off from the tidal IJ. It lost its function in 1876 when the North Sea Canal was opened. About half of it has since been filled up. The construction...
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    have started a canal joining the River Nile with the Red Sea. In his Meteorology, Aristotle wrote: One of their kings tried to make a canal to it (for it...
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  • The IJmuiden sea lock (Dutch: zeesluis IJmuiden) serving Port of Amsterdam via the North Sea Canal is the largest lock in the world when considering dimensions...
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    Port of Amsterdam (category Ports and harbours of the North Sea)
    the bank of a former bay named the IJ and the North Sea Canal, with which it is connected to the North Sea. The port was first used in the 13th century...
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    IJ (Amsterdam) (category Landforms of North Holland)
    Afgesloten-IJ (closed IJ), is directly connected to the North Sea Canal, where the port of IJmuiden and the North Sea can be reached. To the east of the Oranjesluizen...
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    (dam blocking the Haringvliet) Nieuwe Waterweg (canal connecting Rotterdam to the North Sea) North Sea Canal, connecting Amsterdam to IJmuiden Afsluitdijk...
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  • Zeeburgertunnel Botlek Rail Tunnel, Rotterdam Hemtunnel [nl], Amsterdam under North Sea Canal HSL-Zuid Tunnel Groene Hart railroad tunnels at Best, Rijswijk Sophiaspoortunnel...
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    aqueducts and 10 bridges in the course of the canal. The canal starts at its north-eastern end at Clachnaharry Sea Lock, built at the end of a man-made peninsula...
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    Kanaal ("Great North Holland Canal") is a canal originally meant for ocean-going ships. It is located in North Holland, Netherlands. The canal was of great...
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    Beverwijk (category Municipalities of North Holland)
    North Holland. The town is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Amsterdam in the Randstad metropolitan area, north of the North Sea Canal...
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    connected the North Sea with the Baltic Sea by way of the rivers Eider and Levensau. Constructed between 1777 and 1784, the Eider Canal was built to create...
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    the new harbor to the east. The North Sea Canal, which opened in 1876, would be the doom of the Oosterdok. The new canal led to the closure of the IJ on...
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    Prins Willem-Alexander Lock. They regulate the water level in the North Sea Canal, and prevent brackish water from reaching the IJmeer. As it is part...
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    The Istanbul Canal (Turkish: Kanal İstanbul pronounced [kɑnɑɫ isˈtɑnbuɫ]) is a project for an artificial sea-level waterway planned by Turkey in East...
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    ferries) has been operating ferry services crossing both the IJ and the North Sea Canal on behalf of the City of Amsterdam. Most of these ferries offer free...
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    Assendelft (category Populated places in North Holland)
    Assendelft-Krommenie. Zaanstad is part of the Amsterdam Agglomeration (GA). The North Sea Canal connects Assendelft with Amsterdam and Velsen, and it lies about 13 km...
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    Sea is connected by artificial waterways to the White Sea via the White Sea–Baltic Canal and to the German Bight of the North Sea via the Kiel Canal....
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    Oblast. The canal connects to the Moskva River in Tushino (an area in the north-west of Moscow), from which it runs approximately north to meet the Volga...
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