Scheldt

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river transboundary river

The Scheldt is a major river in Western Europe that flows through France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, playing a key role in regional trade and navigation.

Aliases (9)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river → transboundary river →
basinCountry	Belgium → France → Netherlands →
continent	Europe →
country	Belgium → France → Netherlands →
dischargesInto	North Sea →
drainageBasin	Scheldt basin →
flowsThrough	Belgium → France → Netherlands →
hasEstuaryType	tidal estuary →
languageOfName	Dutch → English →
length	approximately 350 kilometres →
locatedIn	Western Europe →
majorPortOnRiver	Port of Antwerp → Port of Ghent → Port of Vlissingen →
mouth	North Sea →
nativeName	Schelde →
nativeNameLanguage	Dutch →
navigable	yes →
otherLanguageName	Escaut →
otherLanguageNameLanguage	French →
partOf	Scheldt estuary →
passesThroughCity	Antwerp → Cambrai → Dendermonde → Ghent → Tournai → Valenciennes →
riverMouthLocatedIn	Netherlands →
sourceCountry	France →
sourceElevation	97 metres →
sourceRegion	Gouy, Aisne →
tributary	Dender → Durme → Lys → Mark → Rupel → Scarpe → Selle → Senne →
usedFor	commercial shipping → inland navigation → maritime access to Antwerp → regional trade →

Referenced by (41)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dender → Lys → Scarpe → Selle (river, Scheldt tributary) →	tributaryOf
Fort Garry Horse ("The Scheldt") → Regina Rifle Regiment ("The Scheldt") → Royal Winnipeg Rifles ("The Scheldt") →	battleHonour
Scarpe ("Scheldt river system") → Senne ("Scheldt basin") → Western Scheldt ("Scheldt River system") →	partOf
Hainaut → Nord (department) ("Scheldt River") →	hasRiver
Port of Antwerp ("Scheldt estuary") → Port of Vlissingen ("Scheldt estuary") →	locatedIn
Antwerp → Audenarde →	locatedOnRiver
Eastern Scheldt → Western Scheldt ("Scheldt River") →	mouthOf
Dender → Selle (river, Scheldt tributary) →	mouthOfWatercourse
Scarpe ("Scheldt basin") → Senne ("Scheldt river system") →	riverSystem
Scheldt ("Scheldt basin") →	drainageBasin
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta →	formedByRiver
European inland shipping network ("Scheldt River") →	hasComponent
Gouy, Aisne ("Scheldt River") →	hasSourceLocatedHere
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta ("Scheldt basin") →	hydrologicalSystem
Port of Antwerp ("Scheldt River") →	locatedOn
North Sea drainage basin →	majorRiver
Volkerakdam →	managesWaterFrom
Lys →	mouth
Scarpe →	mouthOfWaterBody
Scheldt ("Schelde") →	nativeName
Gavere-Semmerzake ("Scheldt River") →	near
Scheldt ("Escaut") →	otherLanguageName
Bishopric of Tournai ("Scheldt valley") →	region
Western Scheldt ("Scheldt River") →	terminusOf
Low Countries ("Scheldt River") →	traversedBy
Ghent →	traversedByRiver
Oude Maas ("Scheldt River system") →	waterSystem
Port of Antwerp ("Scheldt River") →	waterway