Lagan Canal

The Lagan Canal was a 44-kilometre canal built to connect to . The first section, which is a river navigation, was opened in 1763, and linked Belfast to .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include The Oval and Titanic Quarter railway station.

Pitch
is a football stadium in , , which has been home to Glentoran F.C. since 1892. In 1941, the stadium was severely damaged by aerial bombing during the Belfast blitz of World War II and was unusable until 1949.

Railway station
is located in the townland of Ballymacarrett in east , . It is a short walk from the SSE Arena and Titanic Quarter.

is a former tender of the White Star Line, launched on 25 April 1911 at , that is now on display in Belfast's . She was built to transfer passengers and mail to and from the ocean liners RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Titanic Quarter and Cathedral Quarter.

Quarter
in , , is a large-scale waterfront regeneration, comprising historic maritime landmarks, film studios, education facilities, apartments, a riverside entertainment district, and the world's largest Titanic-themed attraction centred on land in Belfast Harbour, known until 1995 as Queen's Island, and initially, Dargan's Island.

Quarter
The in , Northern Ireland, is a developing area of the city, roughly situated between Royal Avenue near where the Belfast Central Library building is, and the Dunbar Link in the .

is the capital and largest city of . Most of it historically lay in west of the River Lagan, with about a third on the east bank in , but it's always been governed as a separate metropolis, with a population in 2024 of about 671,000.

Lagan Canal

Latitude
54.6° or 54° 36′ north
Longitude
-5.9° or 5° 54′ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
9C6PH3XX+XX
Geo­Names ID
2645050
Wiki­data ID
Q6471854
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Satellite Map

Discover Lagan Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Lagan Canal” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Lagan Navigation
  • Egyptian Arabic: قناة لاجان
  • Japanese: ラガン運河
  • Swedish: Lagan Navigation

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ballymacarret and Queens Island.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Titanic Belfast and Belfast Central railway station.

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