Rideau Canal

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UNESCO World Heritage Site canal historic site waterway

The Rideau Canal is a historic waterway in Ontario and Quebec, Canada, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the oldest continuously operated canals in North America.

Aliases (5)

Ottawa Locks ×1
Rideau Canal (central section) ×1
Rideau Canal defensive system ×1
Rideau Canal system ×1
UNESCO World Heritage Site Rideau Canal ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → canal → historic site → waterway →
connects	Kingston, Ontario → Ottawa →
connectsWaterBody	Lake Ontario → Ottawa River → St. Lawrence River →
constructionStartDate	1826 →
country	Canada →
currentUse	recreational boating → tourism →
designedBy	John By →
era	19th century engineering →
hasLock	Jones Falls Locks → Kingston Mills Locks → Merrickville Locks → Ottawa Locks → Smiths Falls Locks →
hasStructureType	canal cuts → dams → lakes → locks →
heritageDesignation	National Historic Site of Canada → UNESCO World Heritage Site →
inaugurationDate	1832 →
knownFor	being one of the oldest continuously operated canals in North America → historic stone locks and lockstations → winter skating rink in Ottawa →
length	approximately 202 kilometres →
locatedIn	Ontario → Quebec →
maintainedBy	National Capital Commission (for Skateway in Ottawa) →
namedAfter	Rideau River →
numberOfLocks	over 40 →
operator	Parks Canada →
partOf	St. Lawrence watershed →
passesThrough	Merrickville → Ottawa → Perth region → Rideau Lakes region → Smiths Falls →
primaryPurpose	commercial navigation → military route →
skatewayLength	approximately 7.8 kilometres →
UNESCOSiteType	cultural site →
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	2007 →
winterAttraction	Rideau Canal Skateway →
winterUse	skating →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Arts Centre → Shaw Centre →	locatedNear
Fort Henry ("Rideau Canal defensive system") → Rideau River →	partOf
ByWard Market →	adjacentTo
Rideau River ("UNESCO World Heritage Site Rideau Canal") →	associatedWith
Ottawa Centre →	borderedBy
Carleton University →	campusBorderedBy
Ottawa Centre ("Rideau Canal (central section)") →	contains
Ontario →	containsLandmark
Eastern Ontario →	containsWaterBody
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes →	containsWaterway
Rideau River ("Rideau Canal system") →	formsPartOf
Ottawa →	hasLandmark
Rideau Canal ("Ottawa Locks") →	hasLock
National Capital Region (Canada) →	hasMajorWaterway
Ottawa →	hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Shaw Centre →	hasViewOf
Baron Rideau →	namedAfter
Parliament Hill →	near
Senate of Canada Building →	nearbyLandmark
Kingston →	waterwayConnectedTo