Ghent–Terneuzen Canal
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The Ghent–Terneuzen Canal is a major shipping canal linking the Belgian city of Ghent to the port of Terneuzen in the Netherlands, providing an important maritime access route to the North Sea.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghent–Terneuzen Canal canonical | 4 |
| Ghent–Terneuzen shipping route | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
shipping canal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Canal Gand–Terneuzen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kanaal Gent–Terneuzen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Ghent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port of Ghent NERFINISHED ⓘ Port of Terneuzen NERFINISHED ⓘ Terneuzen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
North Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Scheldt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Belgium
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | Belgium and Netherlands ⓘ |
| economicRole |
supports heavy industry in Ghent
ⓘ
supports port activities in Terneuzen ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
various railway bridges
ⓘ
various road bridges ⓘ |
| hasImprovement | widening and deepening works over time ⓘ |
| hasLock |
locks near Ghent
ⓘ
locks near Terneuzen ⓘ |
| importance | major shipping route between Belgium and the Netherlands ⓘ |
| length | approximately 32 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Flanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flanders ⓘ Ghent NERFINISHED ⓘ Terneuzen NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigation | tidal influence near Terneuzen ⓘ |
| openedToSea | via Western Scheldt at Terneuzen ⓘ |
| operator | authorities of Belgium and the Netherlands ⓘ |
| partOf | Scheldt basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
industrial transport ⓘ maritime access to the North Sea ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Ghent metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zeelandic Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves |
Port of Ghent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port of Terneuzen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Ghent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | navigable ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inland shipping
ⓘ
sea-going vessels ⓘ |
| waterSource | Scheldt river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayClass | major European inland waterway ⓘ |
| waterwayType | maritime access route ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ghent–Terneuzen shipping route
subject surface form:
Port of Ghent