Canal through Walcheren

The Kanaal door Walcheren is a thirteen- kilometer long canal in the Netherlands. It flows through the Walcheren peninsula Zeeland. The channel opens door Walcheren at the southern end in Vlissingen in the Westerschelde and at the northern end at Veere in the Veersemeer. Are fitted with a large and a small lock at both ends. The channel is 3.75 meters approved for vessels up to 130 x 18 x. It was built in 1873. About the channel lead five bridges. The opening of the bridges for shipping is remotely controlled from a control center. Greatest place on the canal is Middelburg.

The channel is mainly used by the recreational boating. 2006 passed 24.320 recreational boats and 2,023 commercial vessels, the locks in Veere. Through the locks Vlissingen drove 16,559 Freizeitschipper and 9,854 professional skipper.

51.4964444444443.6191583333333Koordinaten: 51 ° 29 ' 47 " N, 3 ° 37' 9" E

  • Channel in the Netherlands
  • Walcheren
  • Channel in Zeeland
  • Vlissingen
  • Middelburg
  • Veere
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