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.
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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dunkerque–Escaut waterway