Canal Dunkerque–Escaut

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The Canal Dunkerque–Escaut is a major French inland waterway linking the port of Dunkirk to the River Escaut (Scheldt), forming a key route for commercial navigation between northern France and Belgium.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Dunkerque–Escaut waterway 1

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
inland waterway
connectsCountry Belgium NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
connectsMaritimePort Port of Dunkirk NERFINISHED
connectsRiver Escaut NERFINISHED
connectsTo Port of Dunkirk NERFINISHED
River Escaut NERFINISHED
Scheldt NERFINISHED
country France
designedFor large commercial barges
hasAlternativeName Dunkirk–Scheldt Canal NERFINISHED
hasEconomicRole industrial transport corridor
hasFunction connection between French and Belgian ports
international trade route
hasLanguage French
hasLockType large-gauge locks
hasNavigationType year-round navigation
hasStrategicImportance key route between North Sea ports and inland Europe
isPartOfCorridor north–south European freight corridor NERFINISHED
links Belgian waterway network
Dunkirk NERFINISHED
Escaut basin NERFINISHED
locatedIn northern France
maintainedBy Voies navigables de France NERFINISHED
partOf European inland waterway network NERFINISHED
French inland waterway network NERFINISHED
passesThrough Nord department NERFINISHED
region Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED
status operational
terminus Dunkirk NERFINISHED
Escaut NERFINISHED
usedBy commercial vessels
inland cargo barges
usedFor commercial navigation
freight transport
waterwayClass European Class Vb NERFINISHED
waterwayType artificial canal

Referenced by (3)

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Nord–Pas-de-Calais canal network hasPart Canal Dunkerque–Escaut
Nord–Pas-de-Calais canal network connectsTo Canal Dunkerque–Escaut
this entity surface form: Dunkerque–Escaut waterway
Seine–Nord Europe Canal connectsWaterbody Canal Dunkerque–Escaut