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.
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in Russia
- Also known as: “Baltic-White Sea Canal”, “Baltijos-Baltosios jūrų kanalas”, “Baltosios - Baltijos jūros kanalas”, “Baltosios-Baltijos vandens kelias”, “Belomor”, “Belomorkanaal”, “Belomorkanal”, “Belomorkanalen”, “Belomoro-Baltiyskiy Kanal”, “Bělomořsko-baltický kanál”, “Belomorsko-Baltiyskiy Kanal”, “Belomorsko-Baltiyskiy Kanal Imeni Stalina”, “Bělomořsko-baltská vodní cesta”, “Bělomořský kanál”, “Bjelomorskkanalen”, “Blanka-mara-balta-mara kanalo”, “Canal del Mar Blanco”, “Canal do Mar Branco”, “Canal Mar Blanco Baltico”, “Canal Mar Blanco Báltico”, “Canal mar blanco-baltico”, “Canal Mar Branco-Báltico”, “Canal Mar Branco-Mar Báltico”, “Kanał Białomorski”, “Kanal Imeni Stalina”, “Kvitsjø-Østersjø kanalen”, “Kvitsjø-Østersjø-kanalen”, “Ostsee-Weißmeer-Kanal”, “Stalin Canal”, “Stalin White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal”, “Stalinin kanava”, “Stalininkanava”, “Valge mere kanal”, “Valge mere–Läänemere kanal”, “Vienanmeren kanava”, “Vienanmeren-Itämeren kanava”, “Weißmeer-Kanal”, “Weißmeerkanal”, “White Sea – Baltic Canal”, “White Sea Canal”, “White Sea-Baltic Waterway”, “White Sea–Baltic Canal”, “Wit See-Oosseekanaal”, “Witsee-Oossee Kanaal”, “Witte Zee Kanaal”, “Witte Zee-Oostzee Kanaal”, “ББК”, “БелБалтЛаг”, “Беломор-Балтийский канал”, “Беломорканал”, “Беломоро-Балтийский канал”, “Беломоро-Балтийский канал имени Сталина”, “Беломорско Балтички канал”, “Беломорско-балтийский канал”, “Беломо́рско-балти́йский кана́л”, “Беломо́рско-Балти́йский кана́л”, “Беломорско-Балтийский канал имени Сталина”, “Беломорско-балтијскиј канал”, “Беломорского-Балтииский Канал”, “Біломор-Балтійський канал”, “Біломорканал”, “Біломорський-Балтійський канал імені Сталіна”, “בלומורקנל”, and “תעלת בלמורקנאל”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Povenets.
Povenets
Village
White Sea-Baltic Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Karelia, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
62.8° or 62° 48′ north
Longitude
34.8° or 34° 48′ east
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
Open location code
9GJPRR22+22
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“White Sea-Baltic Canal” goes by many names.
- 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: “Беломорско-балтийски канал”
- Catalan: “Canal Mar Bàltic-Blanc”
- Cebuano: “White Sea-Baltic Canal”
- Chinese: “白海-波罗的海运河”
- Chinese: “白海-波羅的海運河”
- Croatian: “Bjelomorsko-baltički kanal”
- Czech: “Bělomořsko-baltský kanál”
- Danish: “Hvidehavskanalen”
- Dutch: “Witte Zeekanaal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة البحر الابيض الى بحر البلطيق”
- Esperanto: “Kanalo Blanka maro - Balta maro”
- Estonian: “Valge mere – Läänemere kanal”
- Finnish: “Vienanmeren–Itämeren kanava”
- French: “canal de la mer Blanche”
- French: “Canal de la mer Blanche”
- Georgian: “თეთრი ზღვა-ბალტიის არხი”
- German: “Weissmeer-Ostsee-Kanal”
- German: “Weißmeer-Ostsee-Kanal”
- Greek: “Κανάλι της Λευκής Θάλασσας-Βαλτικής”
- 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: “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”
- Korean: “백해-발트해 운하”
- Latin: “Canalis inter maria Album et Balticum”
- Latvian: “Baltās—Baltijas jūras kanāls”
- Lithuanian: “Baltosios ir Baltijos jūrų kanalas”
- Livvi: “Vienanmeren-Baltienmeren kanualu”
- Livvi: “Vienanmeren-Baltienmeren kanuavu”
- Macedonian: “Беломорско-балтички Канал”
- Northern Frisian: “Witj Sia-Uastsia-Kanaal”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kvitsjøkanalen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kvitsjøkanalen”
- Norwegian: “Belomorsko-Baltijskij Kanal”
- Norwegian: “Kvitsjøkanalen”
- Persian: “کانال دریای سفید–بالتیک”
- Polish: “Kanał Białomorsko-Bałtycki”
- Portuguese: “Canal Mar Branco–Báltico”
- Romanian: “Canalul Marea Albă-Marea Baltică”
- Russian: “Беломорско-Балтийский канал”
- Russian: “Беломорско-Балтийский Канал”
- Serbian: “Belomorsko-baltički kanal”
- 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: “Canal Mar Blanco-Báltico”
- Swedish: “Vitahavskanalen”
- Tatar: “Беломор-Балтыйк каналы”
- Thai: “คลองระหว่างทะเลขาวกับทะเลบอลติก”
- Turkish: “Beyazdeniz-Baltık Kanalı”
- Ukrainian: “Біломорсько-Балтійський канал”
- Welsh: “Camlas White Sea – Baltic”
- Western Frisian: “Wite-Seekanaal”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sosnovka and Pushnoy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Povenetskaya Guba and Guba Lutninskaya.
Karelia: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Petrozavodsk and Sortavala.
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