Caledonian Canal

The Caledonian Canal connects the east coast at with the west coast at near in Scotland. The canal was constructed in the early nineteenth century by Scottish engineer Thomas Telford.
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  • Type: Canal
  • Description: canal in Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Caledonia kanal”, “Caledonia-kanalen”, “Caledonian kanal”, “Caledonske kanal”, “Caledonske kanalen”, “Canal caledonien”, “Den caledonske kanalen”, “Kaledonia-kanalen”, “Kaledoniakanalen”, “Kaledonske kanal”, “Kaledonske kanalen”, “Kaledonski kanal”, “Kaledonský průplav”, “カレドニア運河”, and “卡利多尼安運河”

Places of Interest

Highlights: The Sow of Atholl and Sgairneach Mhòr.

Peak
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is a hill which is situated…

Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain which lies… is situated 2 miles west of Caledonian Canal.

Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A' Mharconaich is a mountain near in the . is situated 2½ miles northwest of Caledonian Canal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pass of Drumochter.

Locality
Photo: Samoht2188, Public domain.
The meaning simply 'high ridge'… is situated 1½ miles north of Caledonian Canal.

Caledonian Canal

Latitude
56.83333° or 56° 50′ north
Longitude
-4.25° or 4° 15′ west
Elevation
2,146 feet (654 metres)
Open location code
9C8QRQM2+82
Geo­Names ID
2654005
Wiki­data ID
Q909073
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Caledonian Canal” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կալեդոնյան ջրանցք”
  • Azerbaijani: “Kaledon kanalı”
  • Basque: “Kaledoniako ubidea”
  • Breton: “Kanol Galedonian”
  • Catalan: “Canal de Caledònia”
  • Cebuano: “Caledonian Canal (kanal sa Hiniusang Gingharian)”
  • Cebuano: “Caledonian Canal”
  • Chinese: “喀里多尼亚运河”
  • Chinese: “喀里多尼亞運河”
  • Czech: “Kaledonský kanál”
  • Dutch: “Caledonisch Kanaal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة كاليدونيان”
  • Esperanto: “Kaledonia Kanalo”
  • Estonian: “Kaledoonia kanal”
  • Finnish: “Kaledonian kanava”
  • French: “canal calédonien”
  • French: “Canal calédonien”
  • German: “Kaledonischer Kanal”
  • Greek: “Διώρυγα της Καληδονίας”
  • Hausa: “Tashar Caledonia”
  • Hebrew: “התעלה הקלדונית”
  • Hungarian: “Kaledóniai-csatorna”
  • Irish: “an Chanáil Chaladónach”
  • Irish: “An Chanáil Chaladónach”
  • Italian: “Canale di Caledonia”
  • Japanese: “カレドニアン運河”
  • Lithuanian: “Kaledonijos kanalas”
  • Northern Frisian: “Kaledoons Kanool”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Caledoniakanalen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Den kaledonske kanalen”
  • Norwegian: “Caledoniakanalen”
  • Polish: “Kanał Kaledoński”
  • Portuguese: “Canal Caledoniano”
  • Russian: “Каледонский канал”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Canàl Cailleanach”
  • Serbian: “Каледонијски канал”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Kaledonijski kanal”
  • Slovak: “Kaledónsky prieplav”
  • Slovenian: “Caledonian Canal”
  • Slovenian: “Kaledonski prekop”
  • Spanish: “Canal de Caledonia”
  • Swedish: “Caledonian Canal”
  • Swedish: “Kaledoniska kanalen”
  • Thai: “คลองแคเลโดเนียน”
  • Turkish: “Kaledonya Kanalı”
  • Ukrainian: “Каледонський канал”

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