Rideau Canal

The Rideau Canal is a historical scenic waterway that connects the towns of and in , . It has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: canal between Ottawa and Kingston, Canada
  • Also known as: “Rideau canal”, “Rideau Waterway”, “Канал Ридо”, “Канал Рідо”, “Рыдо”, “Рыдо (канал)”, and “リドー水路”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church and Isle of Man.

Church
Photo: Sudburyguy1977, CC BY 4.0.
Holy Name of Jesus Church is a Roman Catholic church in , Canada under the Archdiocese of Kingston.

Island
is an located in , in , , Canada. It is actually not an island per se, because it has a land link to the eastern side of the river. It is located northeast of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rideau Heights and Kingston Mills.

Neighborhood
is a 32-hectare area in northern consisting primarily of row-housing and low-rise apartment buildings. The area is physically isolated and economically disadvantaged.

Hamlet
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a community within the City of , Canada, located approximately 7 kilometres north of downtown Kingston at the outlet of Colonel By Lake where the CN mainline railway crosses the .

Neighborhood
is a rural community within the greater city of , Canada. It is located east of the urbanized part of the city along old Highway 2. To the west of the community is , and to the south is the St. Lawrence River.

Rideau Canal

Latitude
44.2935° or 44° 17′ 37″ north
Longitude
-76.4426° or 76° 26′ 33″ west
Open location code
87P57HV4+9X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 529684429
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q651323
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Rideau Canal” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قناة ريدو”
  • Basque: “Rideau ubidea”
  • Belarusian: “канал Рыдо”
  • Bengali: “রিডু খাল”
  • Catalan: “Canal Rideau”
  • Cebuano: “Rideau Canal”
  • Chinese: “丽都运河”
  • Chinese: “麗都運河”
  • Croatian: “Kanal Rideau”
  • Croatian: “Rideau”
  • Czech: “Rideau Canal”
  • Danish: “Rideaukanalen”
  • Dutch: “Rideau Canal”
  • Dutch: “Rideaukanaal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة ريدو”
  • Esperanto: “Kanalo Rideau”
  • Finnish: “Rideaun kanava”
  • French: “canal Rideau”
  • French: “Canal Rideau”
  • French: “Rideau Canal”
  • Galician: “Canle Rideau”
  • Georgian: “რიდოს არხი”
  • German: “Rideau Canal”
  • German: “Rideau-Kanal”
  • Hebrew: “תעלת רידו”
  • Hungarian: “Rideau-csatorna”
  • Italian: “Canale Rideau”
  • Japanese: “リドー運河”
  • Korean: “리도 운하”
  • Lithuanian: “Rido kanalas”
  • Maltese: “Kanal ta‘ Rideau”
  • Maltese: “Kanal ta’ Rideau”
  • Persian: “کانال ریدو”
  • Polish: “Kanał Rideau”
  • Portuguese: “Canal Rideau”
  • Russian: “Ридо”
  • Slovak: “Rideau Canal”
  • Slovenian: “Rideau Canal”
  • Slovenian: “Rideaujev prekop”
  • Southern Dagaare: “Rideau Canal Festival”
  • Southern Dagaare: “Rideau Canal”
  • Spanish: “Canal Rideau”
  • Swedish: “Rideaukanalen”
  • Turkish: “Rideau Kanalı”
  • Ukrainian: “Рідо”
  • Vietnamese: “Kênh đào Rideau”
  • Welsh: “Camlas Rideau”

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