Saimaa Canal

Summary

Saimaa Canal is a canal^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of canal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Saimaa Canal is located in Lappeenranta^[3].
• Saimaa Canal is located in Vyborg^[4].
• Saimaa Canal is in the country of Russia^[5].
• Saimaa Canal is in the country of Finland^[6].
• Saimaa Canal's instance of is recorded as canal^[7].
• Saimaa Canal's Commons category is recorded as Saimaa Canal^[8].
• Saimaa Canal's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.992591666667, 'lon': 28.489952777778}^[9].
• Saimaa Canal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Saimaa Canal^[10].
• Saimaa Canal's tributary is recorded as Malinovka^[11].
• Saimaa Canal's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• Saimaa Canal's heritage designation is recorded as Cultural Heritage Site of National Significance^[13].
• Saimaa Canal's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+57.3'}^[14].
• Saimaa Canal's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Q124248496^[15].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Russia^[5], a sovereign state^[16], in Russia^[17], founded in 1991^[18] and Finland^[6], a sovereign state^[19], founded in 1917^[20]. Located in include Lappeenranta^[3], a city^[21], in Finland^[22], founded in 1649^[23] and Vyborg^[4], a city or town^[24], in Russia^[25], founded in 1293^[26].

Physical Characteristics

Saimaa Canal's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+57.3'}^[14].

Designation and Status

Saimaa Canal's instance of is recorded as canal^[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Cultural Heritage Site of National Significance^[13].

Why It Matters

Saimaa Canal ranks in the top 9% of canal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]