Scheldt

(Redirected from River Scheldt)

The Scheldt is a 435-kilometre-long (270 mi) river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands, into the North Sea. In French, the river is called Escaut, in Dutch and in German, it is called Schelde. Its latin name is Scaldis.The Scheldt is an important waterway. Boats can get up to Cambrai. From there they can get on to the Canal de Saint-Quentin. The Scheldt–Rhine Canal connects it to the Rhine.

Scheldt
Length360 km (220 mi)

Scheldt Media

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