IJ (Amsterdam)
The IJ is a waterway in North Holland, Netherlands, running through Amsterdam between the IJmeer–Markermeer system to the east and the North Sea Canal to the west.- Channel
- Description: river (channel), formerly a bay, in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Also known as“Het IJ”“IJ”“IJmeer”“The Y River”“Y”“Ye”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Canal District and Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ.
Canal District
The Canal District is the famous 17th-century district surrounding the Binnenstad of Amsterdam.
Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ is the main concert hall for…
Neighborhoods in the Area
Discover Marineterrein and Oosterdokseiland.
IJ (Amsterdam)
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Latitude
52.37976° or 52° 22′ 47″ north
Longitude
4.91642° or 4° 54′ 59″ east
Open location code
9F469WH8+WH
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Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“IJ (Amsterdam)” goes by many names.
آيArabic
ЭйBelarusian
Эй (бухта)Belarusian
IJCatalan
IJ (estany)Catalan
Het IJCebuano
艾湾Chinese
艾灣Chinese
IJDanish
‘t IJDutch
het IJDutch
IJDutch
IJ (rivier)Dutch
بحيره آىEgyptian Arabic
IJ (Akvovojo)Esperanto
canle IJGalician
Río IJGalician
אייHebrew
IJHungarian
IJ (folyó)Hungarian
IJ (Amsterdam)Indonesian
IJItalian
IJ (Paesi Bassi)Italian
アイ湾Japanese
에이Korean
EiLatvian
IJLow German
IJ (rivier)Low German
IJ (Amsterdam)Norwegian
IJNorwegian Bokmål
IJbuktaNorwegian Nynorsk
ایPersian
ای (آمستردام)Persian
IJ (rzeka)Polish
IJRomanian
IJ (Amsterdam)Romanian
ЭйRussian
ЕјSerbian
IJSerbo-Croatian
IJ (Amsterdam)Serbo-Croatian
IJ (Amsterdam)Slovenian
IJSwedish
IJ (flod)Swedish
IJ (Amsterdam)Turkish
Ей (річка)Ukrainian
EyVlaams
IJWestern Frisian
IJ (Amsterdam)Western Frisian
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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North Holland: Highlights
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