Vistula Spit canal (Poland)
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The Vistula Spit canal in Poland is a navigable waterway cut through the Vistula Spit to provide ships with direct access between the Vistula Lagoon and the Baltic Sea, bypassing Russian-controlled waters.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
navigable waterway
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shipping canal ⓘ |
| affectsPort | Port of Elbląg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nowy Świat canal
NERFINISHED
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Vistula Spit Shipping Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToBasin | Baltic Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Baltic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vistula Lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionCost | several billion Polish złoty ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | cut through sandy spit ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2019-02-16 ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Russian Federation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
environmental organizations ⓘ |
| designedFor | sea-going vessels ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
impact on Vistula Lagoon water exchange
ⓘ
impact on Vistula Spit dune ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasLockChamber | to separate water levels between the Baltic Sea and Vistula Lagoon ⓘ |
| hasNavigationChannel |
approach fairway on the Baltic Sea side
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fairway through the Vistula Lagoon ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
breakwaters
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ shipping lock ⓘ swing bridge ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1.3 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vistula Spit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Pomeranian Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDraught | 4.5 m ⓘ |
| maximumShipLength | 100 m ⓘ |
| maximumShipWidth | 20 m ⓘ |
| navigationStatus |
open to commercial shipping
ⓘ
open to passenger vessels ⓘ open to recreational craft ⓘ |
| nearCity | Elbląg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Nowy Świat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Przebrno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialOpeningBy | President of Poland Andrzej Duda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 2022-09-17 ⓘ |
| operator | Maritime Office in Gdynia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Poland’s maritime infrastructure ⓘ |
| politicalContext | reduces dependence on passage through Russian territorial waters near Baltiysk ⓘ |
| purpose |
to bypass Russian-controlled waters in the Strait of Baltiysk
ⓘ
to provide direct access between the Vistula Lagoon and the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| securityRole | enhances Poland’s control over access to the Vistula Lagoon ⓘ |
| strategicFunction | to ensure independent access of Polish ports on the Vistula Lagoon to the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
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