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The Kiel Canal is a waterway in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The canal connects the North Sea from the River Elbe to the Baltic Sea at Kiel.[1] The Canal is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) long.[1] The canal was first opened to traffic on 19 June 1895.[2] It was then improved to allow the largest warships to pass through. The formal reopening of the improved canal was on June 24, 1914.[2] The Kiel Canal is the busiest artificial waterway for seagoing ships worldwide. In 2014, 32,600 ships passed through the waterway.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christian Wüst (6 June 2013). "Risky Renovations: Kiel Canal Overhaul Threatens Hamburg Port". Spiegel Online International. http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/overhaul-of-kiel-canal-threatens-future-of-port-of-hamburg-a-903880.html. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kaiser Wilhelm Canal / Kiel Canal". GlobalSecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/de-kaiserliche-marine-kaiser-wilhelm-canal.htm. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ "More canal cash as delays raise hackles". Maritime Journal. 23 Oct 2015. http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/marine-civils/port,-harbour-and-marine-construction/more-canal-cash-as-delays-raise-hacklescanal. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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