Lake Washington Ship Canal

The Lake Washington Ship Canal is a canal that runs through the city of and links the fresh water body of with the salt water inland sea of .
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  • Type: River
  • Description: canal in Seattle, Washington, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Lake Washington Canal”, “Washingtonův kanál”, “ワシントン湖船舶運河”, and “华盛顿湖船舶运河”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Fishermen’s Terminal and Ballard Bridge.

Marina
Photo: Omalmin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fishermen's Terminal is a dock opened in 1914 and…

Bridge
Photo: Brian Teutsch, CC BY 2.0.
The , also known as the 15th Avenue…

Restaurant
is a restaurant and…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lawton Park and Ballard.

Neighborhood
Magnolia is the second largest neighborhood…

Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood in northwest .

Suburb
Photo: Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the second largest neighborhood…

Lake Washington Ship Canal

Latitude
47.66002° or 47° 39′ 36″ north
Longitude
-122.37958° or 122° 22′ 47″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
84VVMJ6C+25
Open­Street­Map ID
way 45470156
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­waterway
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
5800358
Wiki­data ID
Q3500752
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Japanese—“Lake Washington Ship Canal” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قناة بحيرة واشنطن الملاحية”
  • Cebuano: “Lake Washington Ship Canal”
  • Chinese: “华盛顿湖运河”
  • Chinese: “华盛顿湖通海运河”
  • Chinese: “華盛頓湖運河”
  • Czech: “Lake Washington Ship Canal”
  • Dutch: “Lake Washington Ship Canal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة بحيرة واشنطن للسفن”
  • Esperanto: “Lake Washington Ship Canal”
  • French: “Lake Washington Ship Canal”
  • German: “Lake Washington Ship Canal”
  • Japanese: “ワシントン湖運河”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: West Woodland and Ballard.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Northwest Dock and Ballard Jiu-jitsu & Muay Thai.

King County: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Seattle and Bellevue.

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