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
Length	360 km (220 mi)

Scheldt Media

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  The Scheldt at Antwerp, photochrom, ca. 1890-1900

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  "View of Antwerp with the frozen Scheldt" (1590) by Lucas van Valckenborch

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  U.S. President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State James F. Byrnes wave at HMS Hambledon while on board the USS Augusta on the river Scheldt as they head to the Potsdam Conference on 15 July 1945

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  Aerial view of the Scheldt estuary, looking toward Antwerp from the northwest

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  The Scheldt in Antwerp at sunset

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  The navigable river Escaut/Scheldt from Cambrai to the North Sea (from European Waterways Map and Directory, 5th edition)