Nieuwpoort–Dunkirk Canal

The Nieuwpoort–Dunkirk Canal is a canal which links the Belgian coastal town of with the French port . The Nieuwpoort–Dunkirk Canal forms an extension of the Plassendale–Nieuwpoort Canal, and runs for 32 kilometres pretty much parallel to the coast line, within two to four kilometers from the sea.
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  • Canal
  • Description: canal in Belgium and France
  • Also known as
    “Canal de Dunkerque à Furnes”
    “Canal de Dunkerque à Veurne”
    “Canal de Furnes”
    “canal Nieuport-Dunkerque”
    “Kanaal van Duinkerke naar Veurne”
    “Kanaal Veurne-Duinkerken”
    “Nieuwpoort-Duinkerke”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Willibrorduskerk and Wulpen Churchyard.
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is a church.
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is a cemetery.
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is a golf course.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wulpen and Oostduinkerke.
is a village in the municipality of in the province of .
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is a place on the southern west coast… is situated 2½ km northwest of Nieuwpoort–Dunkirk Canal.
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is a beach resort and medieval port on the Belgian sea coast in .

Nieuwpoort–Dunkirk Canal

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Latitude
51.10201° or 51° 6′ 7″ north
Longitude
2.71344° or 2° 42′ 48″ east
Open location code
9F344P27+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 178997038
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­canal
Geo­Names ID
3020683
Wiki­data ID
Q2123210

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vlaams—“Nieuwpoort–Dunkirk Canal” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “канал Ніўпорт — Дункерк”
  • Breton: “Kanol Nieuwpoort-Dukark”
  • Catalan: “Canal Nieuwpoort-Duinkerke”
  • Cebuano: “Kanaal Nieuwpoort-Duinkerke”
  • Dutch: “Kanaal Nieuwpoort-Duinkerke”
  • Dutch: “Veurnevaart”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة فيورن”
  • French: “canal de Furnes”
  • French: “Canal Nieuport-Dunkerque”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nieuwpoort–Dunkerque-kanalen”
  • Norwegian: “Nieuwpoort–Dunkerque-kanalen”
  • Swedish: “Kanaal Nieuwpoort-Duinkerke”
  • Vlaams: “Kanoal Nieuwpôort-Duunkerke”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Booitshoeke and Westhinder.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Begraafplaats Wulpen and Florizoonebrug.

Hauts-de-France: Highlights

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