White Sea-Baltic Canal
The White Sea–Baltic Canal, often abbreviated to White Sea Canal, is a man-made ship canal in Russia. Opening on 2 August 1933, it connects the White Sea, in the Arctic Ocean, with Lake Onega, which is further connected to the Baltic Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in Russia
- Also known as: “Baltic-White Sea Canal”, “Belomoro-Baltiyskiy Kanal”, “Belomorsko-Baltiyskiy Kanal Imeni Stalina”, “Kanal Imeni Stalina”, “Stalin Canal”, “Stalin White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal”, “White Sea – Baltic Canal”, “White Sea Canal”, “White Sea-Baltic Waterway”, and “White Sea–Baltic Canal”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Povenets.
Povenets
Village
Photo: Shel1983, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Povenets is an urban locality in Medvezhyegorsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shore of Lake Onega, 231 kilometers north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 2,209. Povenets is situated 6 km north of White Sea-Baltic Canal.
White Sea-Baltic Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Karelia, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“White Sea-Baltic Canal” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Wit See-Oosseekanaal”
- Afrikaans: “Witsee-Oossee Kanaal”
- Afrikaans: “Witsee-Oossee-kanaal”
- Arabic: “قناة البحر الأبيض إلى بحر البلطيق”
- Armenian: “Սպիտակ ծով-Բալթյան ջրանցք”
- Azerbaijani: “Ağ dəniz-Baltik kanalı”
- Basque: “Itsaso Zuria-Baltiko ubidea”
- Belarusian: “Беламорска-Балтыйскі канал”
- Bulgarian: “Беломорканал”
- Bulgarian: “Беломорско-балтийски канал”
- Catalan: “Canal Mar Bàltic-Blanc”
- Cebuano: “White Sea-Baltic Canal”
- Cebuano: “White Sea-Baltic Waterway”
- Chinese: “白海-波罗的海运河”
- Chinese: “白海-波羅的海運河”
- Croatian: “Bjelomorsko-baltički kanal”
- Czech: “Bělomořsko-baltický kanál”
- Czech: “Bělomořsko-baltská vodní cesta”
- Czech: “Bělomořsko-baltský kanál”
- Czech: “Bělomořský kanál”
- Danish: “Belomorkanalen”
- Danish: “Hvidehavskanalen”
- Dutch: “Belomorkanaal”
- Dutch: “Belomorkanal”
- Dutch: “Witte Zee Kanaal”
- Dutch: “Witte Zee-Oostzee Kanaal”
- Dutch: “Witte Zeekanaal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة البحر الابيض الى بحر البلطيق”
- Esperanto: “Blanka-mara-balta-mara kanalo”
- Esperanto: “Kanalo Blanka maro - Balta maro”
- Estonian: “Valge mere – Läänemere kanal”
- Estonian: “Valge mere kanal”
- Estonian: “Valge mere–Läänemere kanal”
- Finnish: “Stalinin kanava”
- Finnish: “Stalininkanava”
- Finnish: “Vienanmeren kanava”
- Finnish: “Vienanmeren-Itämeren kanava”
- Finnish: “Vienanmeren–Itämeren kanava”
- French: “Belomorkanal”
- French: “canal de la mer Blanche”
- French: “Canal de la mer Blanche”
- Georgian: “თეთრი ზღვა-ბალტიის არხი”
- German: “Belomor”
- German: “Belomorkanal”
- German: “Belomorsko-Baltiyskiy Kanal”
- German: “Ostsee-Weißmeer-Kanal”
- German: “Weißmeer-Kanal”
- German: “Weissmeer-Ostsee-Kanal”
- German: “Weißmeer-Ostsee-Kanal”
- German: “Weißmeerkanal”
- Greek: “Κανάλι της Λευκής Θάλασσας-Βαλτικής”
- Hebrew: “בלומורקנל”
- Hebrew: “תעלת בלמורקנאל”
- Hebrew: “תעלת הים הלבן-הים הבלטי”
- Hebrew: “תעלת הים הלבן–הים הבלטי”
- Hungarian: “Balti–Fehér-tenger-csatorna”
- Icelandic: “Hvítahafsskurðurinn”
- Indonesian: “Terusan Laut Putih–Baltik”
- Italian: “Belomorkanal”
- Italian: “canale Mar Bianco-Mar Baltico”
- Italian: “Canale Mar Bianco-Mar Baltico”
- Japanese: “白海・バルト海運河”
- Korean: “백해-발트 해 운하”
- Latin: “Canalis inter maria Album et Balticum”
- Latvian: “Baltās—Baltijas jūras kanāls”
- Lithuanian: “Baltijos-Baltosios jūrų kanalas”
- Lithuanian: “Baltosios - Baltijos jūros kanalas”
- Lithuanian: “Baltosios ir Baltijos jūrų kanalas”
- Lithuanian: “Baltosios-Baltijos vandens kelias”
- Livvi: “Vienanmeren-Baltienmeren kanualu”
- Livvi: “Vienanmeren-Baltienmeren kanuavu”
- Macedonian: “Беломорско-балтички Канал”
- Northern Frisian: “Witj Sia-Uastsia-Kanaal”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bjelomorskkanalen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kvitsjø-Østersjø kanalen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kvitsjø-Østersjø-kanalen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kvitsjøkanalen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kvitsjøkanalen”
- Norwegian: “Belomorsko-Baltijskij Kanal”
- Norwegian: “Kvitsjøkanalen”
- Persian: “کانال دریای سفید–بالتیک”
- Polish: “Kanał Białomorski”
- Polish: “Kanał Białomorsko-Bałtycki”
- Portuguese: “Canal do Mar Branco”
- Portuguese: “Canal Mar Branco-Báltico”
- Portuguese: “Canal Mar Branco-Mar Báltico”
- Portuguese: “Canal Mar Branco–Báltico”
- Romanian: “Belomorkanal”
- Romanian: “Canalul Marea Albă-Marea Baltică”
- Russian: “ББК”
- Russian: “Беломор-Балтийский канал”
- Russian: “Беломоро-Балтийский канал имени Сталина”
- Russian: “Беломоро-Балтийский канал”
- Russian: “Беломорско-Балтийский канал имени Сталина”
- Russian: “Беломорско-Балтийский канал”
- Russian: “Беломорско-Балтийский Канал”
- Russian: “Беломо́рско-Балти́йский кана́л”
- Russian: “Беломорского-Балтииский Канал”
- Serbian: “Belomorsko-baltički kanal”
- Serbian: “Беломоро-Балтийский канал”
- Serbian: “Беломорско Балтички канал”
- Serbian: “Беломорско-балтийский канал”
- Serbian: “Беломо́рско-балти́йский кана́л”
- Serbian: “Беломорско-балтијскиј канал”
- Serbian: “Беломорско-балтички канал”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Bjelomorsko-baltički kanal”
- Slovak: “Bielomorsko-baltský kanál”
- Slovak: “Bielomorsko-baltský prieplav”
- Slovenian: “Belomorski-Baltski prekop”
- Slovenian: “Belomorsko-baltski prekop”
- Spanish: “Belomorkanal”
- Spanish: “Canal del Mar Blanco”
- Spanish: “Canal Mar Blanco Baltico”
- Spanish: “Canal Mar Blanco Báltico”
- Spanish: “Canal mar blanco-baltico”
- Spanish: “Canal Mar Blanco-Báltico”
- Swedish: “Belomorkanalen”
- Swedish: “Vitahavskanalen”
- Tatar: “Беломор-Балтыйк каналы”
- Thai: “คลองระหว่างทะเลขาวกับทะเลบอลติก”
- Turkish: “Beyazdeniz-Baltık Kanalı”
- Ukrainian: “БелБалтЛаг”
- Ukrainian: “Біломор-Балтійський канал”
- Ukrainian: “Біломорканал”
- Ukrainian: “Біломорський-Балтійський канал імені Сталіна”
- Ukrainian: “Біломорсько-Балтійський канал”
- Welsh: “Camlas White Sea – Baltic”
- Western Frisian: “Wite-Seekanaal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sosnovka and Pushnoy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Povenetskaya Guba and Guba Lutninskaya.
Karelia: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Petrozavodsk, Sortavala, Kizhi, and Kostomuksha.
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