Aarkanaal
Aarkanaal is a canal in South Holland, Western Netherlands. Aarkanaal is situated nearby to the neighborhood Weidebloemenbuurt, as well as near the quarter Zegersloot.Places of Interest
Highlights include Zwembad Aquarijn and Inverted siphon.
Inverted siphon
A siphon is any of a wide variety of devices that involve the flow of liquids through tubes. In a narrower sense, the word refers particularly to a tube in an inverted "U" shape, which causes a liquid to flow upward, above the surface of a reservoir, with… Inverted siphon is situated 3 km southeast of Aarkanaal.Vogelpark Avifauna
Zoo
Photo: Ziko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vogelpark Avifauna is a large bird park in Alphen aan den Rijn, in the western Netherlands. It was the first dedicated bird park in the world. The park has a lot of greenery and ponds, and also a restaurant and a children's playground. Vogelpark Avifauna is situated 3 km west of Aarkanaal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alphen aan den Rijn and Ridderbuurt.
Alphen aan den Rijn
Photo: Ziko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alphen aan den Rijn is a town in the western Netherlands. The city is situated on the banks of the Old Rhine between Utrecht and Leiden. The area around Alphen aan den Rijn has been inhabited for 2000 years.
Ridderbuurt
Neighborhood
Ridderbuurt is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, and lies about 2 km north of Alphen aan den Rijn.
Aarlanderveen
Village
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Aarlanderveen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, and lies about 4 km east of Alphen aan den Rijn. Aarlanderveen is situated 2½ km east of Aarkanaal.
Aarkanaal
- Type: Canal
- Also known as: “Aar”, “De Aar”, “River Aar Nieuwe Canal”, and “River Kromme Aar”
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.14296° or 52° 8′ 35″ northLongitude
4.6927° or 4° 41′ 34″ eastOpen location code
9F464MVV+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 95245745OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=canalGeoNames ID
2760093
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