Albert Canal
E145976
The Albert Canal is a major Belgian waterway linking the Meuse River to the port of Antwerp, serving as an important route for inland shipping and freight transport.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Albert Canal canonical | 13 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| bypasses |
Meuse
ⓘ
surface form:
Meuse River meanders between Liège and Maastricht
|
| connectsWith |
Meuse
ⓘ
surface form:
Meuse River
Port of Antwerp ⓘ Scheldt ⓘ
surface form:
Scheldt River
|
| constructionStartDate | 1930 ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| economicRole | major corridor for industrial freight ⓘ |
| endPoint | Antwerp ⓘ |
| hasBridgeClearance | raised to allow high-capacity container ships ⓘ |
| hasFunction | relieving road and rail freight congestion ⓘ |
| hasLock |
Hasselt
ⓘ
surface form:
Hasselt locks
Lanaye lock complex ⓘ Wijnegem locks ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
bridges
ⓘ
dikes ⓘ locks ⓘ viaducts ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | damaged during World War II ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 129 kilometres ⓘ |
| linksIndustrialRegions |
Port of Antwerp
ⓘ
surface form:
Antwerp port area
Belgian coal basin ⓘ
surface form:
Liège industrial basin
|
| locatedIn | Belgium ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Genk, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Genk
Hasselt ⓘ Herentals ⓘ Maastricht ⓘ |
| maximumVesselTonnage | approximately 9000 tonnes ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Albert I of Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
King Albert I of Belgium
|
| operator | Flanders Hydraulics and Flemish government agencies ⓘ |
| partOf | Belgian inland waterway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Antwerp Province
ⓘ
Limburg Province ⓘ Province of Liège ⓘ
surface form:
Liège Province
|
| primaryUse |
freight transport
ⓘ
inland shipping ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Flanders
ⓘ
Wallonia ⓘ |
| startPoint | Liège ⓘ |
| status | navigable ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key link between Rhine–Meuse basin and Port of Antwerp ⓘ |
| terminusPort | Port of Antwerp ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bulk cargo transport
ⓘ
container transport ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Meuse
ⓘ
surface form:
Meuse River
|
| waterwayClass | European Class IV ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Genk