Volga–Don Canal
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The Volga–Don Canal is a major Soviet-era waterway in southern Russia that links the Volga and Don rivers, providing a crucial navigable connection between the Caspian Sea and the Sea of Azov/Black Sea.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ship canal
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waterway → |
| builtBy |
Soviet Union
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| connects |
Black Sea
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Caspian Sea → Don River → Sea of Azov → Volga River → |
| constructionMethod |
partly excavated by manual labor
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partly excavated by mechanized equipment → |
| constructionStartDate |
1948
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| country |
Russia
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| endingPoint |
Don River near Kalach-na-Donu
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| era |
Soviet era
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| hasLock |
4 locks on the Don slope
→
9 locks on the Volga slope → |
| hasLockType |
chamber lock
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| hasStructure |
dams
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embankments → locks → shipping channels → |
| inaugurationDate |
1952
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| length |
about 101 kilometers
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about 63 miles → |
| locatedIn |
Rostov Oblast
→
Volgograd Oblast → southern Russia → |
| maximumVesselBeam |
about 17 meters
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|
| maximumVesselDraft |
about 3.5 meters
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| maximumVesselLength |
about 140 meters
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| nearCity |
Kalach-na-Donu
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Volgograd → |
| numberOfLocks |
13
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|
| openedToTraffic |
1952
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| operator |
Russian inland waterways authorities
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| partOf |
Unified Deep Water System of European Russia
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| primaryUse |
bulk commodities transport
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cargo transport → |
| startingPoint |
Volga River near Volgograd
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| status |
operational
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| strategicImportance |
enables inland shipping between central Russia and Black Sea ports
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links Caspian Sea basin with Black Sea basin → |
| usedFor |
coal transport
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construction materials transport → grain transport → oil transport → |
| waterSource |
Don River
→
Tsimlyansk Reservoir → Volga River → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Don
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connectedByCanal |
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Volgograd Oblast
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contains |
|
European inland shipping network
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hasComponent |
|
Volgograd
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hasLandmark |
|
Volgograd
("Volga–Don shipping canal system")
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locatedOnTransportRoute |
|
Volga region
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|
transportCorridor |
|
Volgograd Oblast
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transportInfrastructure |