North Sea Canal

The North Sea Canal is a Dutch ship canal from to the at , constructed between 1865 and 1876 to enable seafaring vessels to reach the port of Amsterdam.
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Hoogovensmuseum and Sportpark Schoonenberg.

Museum
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The is a museum located on the…

Stadium
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, branded as BUKO Stadion for…

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include IJmuiden and Velsen-Noord.

Town
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is a port town in the province of .

Village
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is a village in the province of .

Village
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Velsen-Zuid is a town in the province of . is situated 2½ km east of North Sea Canal.

North Sea Canal

Latitude
52.46667° or 52° 28′ north
Longitude
4.61667° or 4° 37′ east
Open location code
9F46FJ88+MM
Geo­Names ID
2749803
Wiki­data ID
Q119314
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“North Sea Canal” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قناة بحر الشمال”
  • Bulgarian: “Нордзеканал”
  • Catalan: “Canal de la mar del Nord”
  • Cebuano: “Noordzeekanaal”
  • Chinese: “北海运河”
  • Chinese: “北海運河”
  • Danish: “Nordsøkanalen”
  • Dutch: “Noordzeekanaal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة بحر الشمال”
  • Esperanto: “Nordmara kanalo”
  • French: “canal de la Mer du Nord”
  • French: “Canal de la Mer du Nord”
  • German: “Nordseekanal”
  • Hebrew: “תעלת הים הצפוני”
  • Hungarian: “Északi-tengeri-csatorna”
  • Italian: “Canale del Mare del Nord”
  • Japanese: “北海運河”
  • Korean: “북해 운하”
  • Lithuanian: “Šiaurės jūros kanalas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nordsjøkanalen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Nordsjøkanalen”
  • Polish: “Kanał Morza Północnego”
  • Russian: “Нордзе-канал”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Noordzeekanaal”
  • Slovenian: “Severnomorski prekop”
  • Spanish: “Canal del mar del Norte”
  • Turkish: “Kuzey Denizi Kanalı”
  • Ukrainian: “Нордзее-канал”
  • Welsh: “Camlas North Sea”
  • Western Frisian: “Noardseekanaal”
  • “North Sea Canal”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Driehuis and Wijk aan Zee.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: IJmuiden Heliport and Velserbeek.

North Holland: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Amsterdam and Haarlem.

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