Volga–Baltic Waterway
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The Volga–Baltic Waterway is a major Russian shipping route that links the Volga River basin with the Baltic Sea through a system of rivers, lakes, and canals.
Aliases (2)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal system
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shipping route → waterway → |
| connects |
Baltic Sea
NERFINISHED
→
Volga River basin NERFINISHED → |
| connectsTo |
Black Sea via Volga–Don Canal
→
Caspian Sea via Volga River → Northern Dvina basin via White Sea–Baltic Canal → Volga–Don Canal NERFINISHED → White Sea–Baltic Canal NERFINISHED → |
| country |
Russia
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| followsWatercourse |
Kovzha River
NERFINISHED
→
Sheksna River NERFINISHED → Volga River NERFINISHED → Vytegra River NERFINISHED → |
| hasPart |
Kovzha River
NERFINISHED
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Neva River section → Onega Lake section NERFINISHED → Sheksna Reservoir NERFINISHED → Volga–Baltic Canal NERFINISHED → Vytegra River NERFINISHED → White Lake NERFINISHED → |
| languageOfName |
Russian
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| length |
about 368 km
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| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Leningrad Oblast
NERFINISHED
→
Republic of Karelia NERFINISHED → Vologda Oblast NERFINISHED → |
| lockType |
single-chamber lock
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| majorReconstructionPeriod |
1950s
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1960s → |
| maximumVesselDraft |
about 3.6 m
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| maximumVesselLength |
about 170 m
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| maximumVesselWidth |
about 16.8 m
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| navigable |
yes
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| numberOfLocks |
18
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| originalConstructionStart |
early 19th century
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| originalName |
Mariinsk Canal System
NERFINISHED
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| partOf |
Unified Deep Water System of European Russia
NERFINISHED
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| passesThrough |
Lake Beloye
NERFINISHED
→
Lake Onega NERFINISHED → Lake Onezhskoye NERFINISHED → White Lake NERFINISHED → |
| reopenedAfterReconstruction |
1964
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| RussianName |
Волго–Балтийский водный путь
NERFINISHED
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| terminus |
Lake Onega
NERFINISHED
→
Rybinsk Reservoir NERFINISHED → |
| usedFor |
cargo transport
→
passenger transport → timber transport → tourist cruises → |
| waterwayType |
inland waterway
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|
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Lake Ladoga
→
Lake Onega → |
partOf |
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White Sea
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connectedTo |
|
European inland shipping network
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hasComponent |
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Vyshny Volochyok
("Vyshny Volochyok Waterway")
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knownFor |
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Samara
("Volga transport corridor")
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locatedOnTransportCorridor |