North Sea Canal
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The North Sea Canal is a major Dutch waterway that links Amsterdam to the North Sea, enabling seagoing vessels to access the city’s port.
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Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ship canal
→
waterway → |
| connects |
Amsterdam
→
North Sea → |
| constructionEra | 19th century → |
| constructionMethod | excavated canal → |
| constructionStartDate | 1865 → |
| containsStructure |
bridges
→
IJmuiden locks →
surface form: "sea locks at IJmuiden"
sluices → |
| country | Netherlands → |
| easternTerminus | Amsterdam → |
| economicRole |
key route for Dutch import and export
→
main maritime access to Amsterdam → |
| endPoint | Amsterdam → |
| hasFeature |
dikes
→
embankments → navigation channels → |
| hasLockComplex |
IJmuiden locks
→
IJmuiden locks →
surface form: "North Sea Canal locks at IJmuiden"
|
| length | about 21 kilometres → |
| locatedIn | North Holland → |
| locatedNear |
IJ waterway
→
surface form: "IJ Bay (IJ) at Amsterdam"
|
| managedBy | Rijkswaterstaat → |
| namedAfter | North Sea → |
| notableFor |
large lock complex at IJmuiden
→
providing direct sea access to Amsterdam → |
| openedBy | William III of the Netherlands → |
| openingDate | 1876 → |
| partOf | Dutch inland waterway network → |
| passesThrough |
Haarlem
→
surface form: "Haarlem metropolitan area"
Velsen → Zaanstad NERFINISHED → |
| purpose |
improve maritime trade for Amsterdam
→
provide seagoing access to Amsterdam → |
| regionServed |
Randstad metropolitan region
→
surface form: "Randstad"
|
| startPoint | IJmuiden NERFINISHED → |
| status | in use → |
| supportsTraffic |
inland vessels
→
ocean-going ships → |
| terminusCity | Amsterdam → |
| terminusPort | Port of Amsterdam → |
| waterwayClass | seagoing vessel route → |
| waterwayType | tidal canal → |
| westernTerminus | IJmuiden NERFINISHED → |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Noordzeekanaal"
subject surface form: "Coen Tunnel"
this entity surface form: "North Sea Canal locks"
subject surface form: "Coen Tunnel"