Kiel Canal

canal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein
Place canal Q144825
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Kiel Canal

Summary

Kiel Canal is a canal[1]. It ranks in the top 0.38% of canal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,927 views/month, #2 of 527).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kiel Canal is located in Schleswig-Holstein[3].
  • Kiel Canal is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Kiel Canal's instance of is recorded as canal[5].
  • Kiel Canal's instance of is recorded as ship canal[6].
  • Kiel Canal is part of national waterways in Germany[7].
  • Kiel Canal is part of Baltic Sea[8].
  • Kiel Canal is part of North Sea[9].
  • Kiel Canal's Commons category is recorded as Kiel Canal[10].
  • Kiel Canal's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Elbe[11].
  • Kiel Canal comprises Canal lock Kiel Holtenau[12].
  • Kiel Canal comprises Canal lock Brunsbüttel[13].
  • Kiel Canal comprises Kanalweiche Schwartenbek[14].
  • Kiel Canal's terminus is recorded as Brunsbüttel[15].
  • Kiel Canal's terminus is recorded as Kieler Förde[16].
  • Kiel Canal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.883333333333, 'lon': 9.1333333333333}[17].
  • Kiel Canal's service entry is recorded as June 21, 1895[18].
  • Kiel Canal's significant event is recorded as foundation stone laying ceremony[19].
  • Kiel Canal's official website is recorded as https://www.wsa-nord-ostsee-kanal.wsv.de/Webs/WSA/WSA-Nord-Ostsee-Kanal/DE/0_Startseite/startseite_node.html[20].
  • Kiel Canal's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Kieler Förde[21].
  • Kiel Canal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kiel Canal[22].
  • Kiel Canal's Commons gallery is recorded as Nord-Ostsee-Kanal[23].
  • Kiel Canal's tributary is recorded as Gieselau Canal[24].
  • Kiel Canal's tributary is recorded as Haaler Au[25].
  • Kiel Canal's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[26].
  • Kiel Canal's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[27].

Body

Geography

Kiel Canal is in the country of Germany[4]. It is located in Schleswig-Holstein[3]. Part of include national waterways in Germany[7], a legal term or legal concept[28], in Germany[29]; Baltic Sea[8], a marginal sea[30], in Sweden[31]; and North Sea[9], a sea[32], in Norway[33].

Physical Characteristics

Kiel Canal's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+98.26'}[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include canal[5] and ship canal[6].

Why It Matters

Kiel Canal ranks in the top 0.38% of canal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,927 views/month, #2 of 527).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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