Kanal Imeni Moskvy

The Moscow Canal, named the Moskva–Volga Canal until 1947, is a canal in Russia that connects the River Moskva with the Volga. It is located in Moscow itself and in the Moscow Oblast.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bolshaya Volga and Ivankovo Hydroelectric Station.

Bolshaya Volga

Railway station

Photo: Pankratov-p, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bolshaya Volga is a railway station.

Ivankovo Hydroelectric Station

Power station

Photo: Елена Нечипоренко, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ivankovo Hydroelectric Station is a power station.

Dubna Bridge

Bridge

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Dubna Bridge is situated 3½ km northeast of Kanal Imeni Moskvy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dubna and Пантелеево.

Dubna is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 45 miles east of Tver and 69 miles north of Moscow. It has a status of naukograd, being home to the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, an international nuclear physics research center and one of the largest scientific foundations in the country. Dubna is situated 3 km northeast of Kanal Imeni Moskvy.

Пантелеево

Village

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Пантелеево is a village, which is situated 5 km south of Kanal Imeni Moskvy.

Крева

Village

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Крева is a village, which is situated 9 km northeast of Kanal Imeni Moskvy.

Kanal Imeni Moskvy

Type: Canal
Also known as: “Kanal Moskva-Volga”, “Moscow Canal”, “Volga Canal”, and “Volga-Moscow Canal”
Category: body of water
Location: Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude

56.71667° or 56° 43′ north

Longitude

37.13333° or 37° 8′ east

Elevation

121 metres (397 feet)

Open location code

9G8VP48M+M8

GeoNames ID

556574

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In Other Languages

“Kanal Imeni Moskvy” goes by many names.

Russian: “Канал Имени Москвы”

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