Western Scheldt
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The Western Scheldt is the estuarine mouth of the Scheldt River in the southwestern Netherlands, forming a key shipping route to the port of Antwerp and a major waterway in the province of Zeeland.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estuary
→
river mouth → waterway → |
| connectsTo |
North Sea
→
|
| country |
Netherlands
→
|
| crossedBy |
Western Scheldt Tunnel
→
ferry services → |
| DutchName |
Westerschelde
→
|
| flowsPast |
Breskens
NERFINISHED
→
Hansweert NERFINISHED → Terneuzen NERFINISHED → |
| flowsThrough |
Walcheren
→
Zeelandic Flanders NERFINISHED → |
| governedBy |
Dutch authorities
→
|
| hasCharacteristic |
estuarine
→
tidal → |
| hasEcologicalRole |
habitat for migratory birds
→
nursery area for fish → |
| hasImportantStructure |
Western Scheldt Tunnel
→
|
| hasLegalStatus |
international shipping lane
→
|
| hasMouthNear |
Vlissingen
NERFINISHED
→
|
| hasNavigationFunction |
deep‑draft shipping channel
→
|
| hasSeaArmType |
Scheldt estuary
→
|
| importantFor |
access to Port of Antwerp
→
international shipping → regional economy of Zeeland → |
| languageOfToponym |
Dutch
→
|
| locatedIn |
Zeeland
NERFINISHED
→
southwestern Netherlands → |
| majorShippingRouteFor |
Port of Antwerp
→
|
| mouthOf |
Scheldt River
→
|
| near |
Belgian border
→
|
| partOf |
Delta of Rhine Meuse Scheldt
→
Scheldt Delta → Scheldt River system → Scheldt estuary navigation channel → |
| servesPort |
Antwerp
NERFINISHED
→
|
| subjectTo |
coastal management policies
→
dredging → flood risk management → sedimentation → strong tidal currents → |
| terminusOf |
Scheldt River
→
|
| usedFor |
fishing
→
inland navigation → maritime shipping → recreation → |
Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
South Beveland
→
Zuid-Beveland ("Westerschelde") → |
borderedBy |
|
Borsele
→
|
borders |
|
Westerscheldetunnel
→
|
crosses |
|
Western Scheldt
("Westerschelde")
→
|
DutchName |
|
Walcheren
→
|
hasCoastOn |
|
Walcheren
→
|
locatedAtMouthOf |
|
South Beveland
→
|
locatedBetween |
|
Westerscheldetunnel
→
|
locatedInBodyOfWater |
|
Port of Vlissingen
("Western Scheldt estuary")
→
|
locatedOn |
|
Westerscheldetunnel
("Western Scheldt estuary")
→
|
locatedUnder |
|
Zeeland
→
|
traversedBy |
|
Port of Vlissingen
→
|
waterway |