Ringvaart canal

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The Ringvaart canal is a major encircling waterway in North Holland, Netherlands, constructed to drain the Haarlemmermeer polder and now serving both drainage and navigation purposes.

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Ringvaart canal canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
waterway
adjacentTo Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
surface form: Schiphol Airport
connectedTo Boezem of Rijnland
Haarlem
Kagerplassen
Leiden
Westeinderplassen
constructedFor draining Haarlemmermeer lake
constructionStart 19th century
country Netherlands
encircles Haarlemmermeer
surface form: Haarlemmermeer polder
engineeringSignificance major 19th-century Dutch hydraulic engineering work
hasBridge railway bridges
road bridges
hasFeature towpaths in some sections
hasFunction drainage canal
navigable canal
hasLegalStatus navigable waterway
hasLock various navigation locks
hasRole primary drainage channel for Haarlemmermeer polder
hasUse inland navigation route
recreational fishing
sailing and motor boating
historicalUse Haarlemmermeer drainage project
surface form: reclamation of Haarlemmermeer
locatedIn Haarlemmermeer region
North Holland
Randstad metropolitan region
surface form: Randstad
managingAuthority Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland
mouthOf drainage outlets to surrounding boezem system
namedAfter its ring-shaped course around Haarlemmermeer
near Amsterdam
Haarlem
Leiden
partOf Dutch canal network
Haarlemmermeer drainage project
surface form: Haarlemmermeer drainage system
purpose land drainage
navigation
region western Netherlands
shape roughly circular
surrounds Haarlemmermeer
surface form: Haarlemmermeer polder
usedFor recreational boating
shipping
water management
waterBodyType ring canal
waterSource regional polder systems

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Lijnden hasWaterway Ringvaart canal
Vijfhuizen hasNearbyWaterBody Ringvaart canal
Amsterdamse Bos locatedNear Ringvaart canal
Sloten hasWaterway Ringvaart canal