Eastern Scheldt

The Eastern Scheldt is a former estuary in the province of , Netherlands, between and on the north and and Zuid-Beveland on the south.
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  • Type: Marine channel
  • Description: bay, former estuary in Zeeland, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “East Schelde” and “Oosterschelde”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zeeland Bridge and Temple of Nehalennia.

Bridge
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The is the longest bridge in the . The bridge spans the Eastern Scheldt estuary. It connects the islands of and in the province of .

Place of worship
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is a place of worship, which is situated 3½ km west of Eastern Scheldt.

Windmill
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is a windmill, which is situated 3 km west of Eastern Scheldt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colijnsplaat and Kats.

Village
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is a village in the Province of , the It is a part of the Municipality of , and lies about 20 km northeast of . is situated 3½ km west of Eastern Scheldt.

Village
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is a village in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 20 km east of . is situated 3½ km south of Eastern Scheldt.

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is a town in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland in the Dutch province of . The city has 11,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the municipality.

Eastern Scheldt

Latitude
51.59912° or 51° 35′ 57″ north
Longitude
3.89901° or 3° 53′ 56″ east
Open location code
9F35HVXX+JJ
Geo­Names ID
2749418
Wiki­data ID
Q1266165
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zeeuws—“Eastern Scheldt” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أوسترسخيلده”
  • Basque: “Oosterschelde”
  • Bulgarian: “Остерсчелде”
  • Catalan: “Oosterschelde”
  • Cebuano: “Oosterschelde”
  • Chinese: “东斯海尔德”
  • Chinese: “東斯海爾德河”
  • Chinese: “東海爾德”
  • Chuvash: “Хĕвелтухăç Шельда”
  • Czech: “Východní Šelda”
  • Danish: “Oosterschelde”
  • Dutch: “Oosterschelde”
  • French: “Escaut oriental”
  • Georgian: “აღმოსავლეთი შელდა”
  • German: “Nationalpark Oosterschelde”
  • German: “Oosterschelde”
  • Italian: “Schelda orientale”
  • Italian: “Schelda Orientale”
  • Japanese: “東スヘルデ”
  • Latin: “Scaldis Orientalis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oosterschelde”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oosterschelde”
  • Norwegian: “Oosterschelde”
  • Polish: “Skalda Wschodnia”
  • Romanian: “Oosterschelde”
  • Russian: “Восточная Шельда”
  • Slovenian: “Oosterschelde”
  • Slovenian: “Vzhodna Šelda”
  • Spanish: “Escalda Oriental”
  • Swedish: “Oosterschelde”
  • Turkish: “Doğu Schelde Nehri”
  • Ukrainian: “Східна Шельда”
  • Vlaams: “Ôosterschelde”
  • Western Frisian: “Easterskelde”
  • Zeeuws: “Oôsterschelde”

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Notable Places Nearby

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