The Kiel Canal (German: Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, lit. 'North Sea – Baltic Sea Canal', formerly the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal) is a 98-kilometer-long (61 mi) fresh water canal that links the North Sea (Nordsee) to the Baltic Sea (Ostsee). It runs through the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, from Brunsbüttel to the Holtenau district of Kiel. It was ...

Kiel Canal, important waterway in northern Germany, extending eastward for 98 km (61 miles) to connect the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The canal constitutes the safest, most convenient, shortest, and cheapest shipping route between the two seas and is a key route for Baltic shipping.

2022年3月28日 · The Kiel Canal is 61 miles or 98 kilometers long and runs through the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Official Name: Nord-Ostsee Kanal (North to East Baltic Sea Canal)

THE Kiel Canal (Kaiser Wilhelm Kanal) links the North Sea with the Baltic, from Brunsbuttelkoog, at the mouth of the River Elbe, to Kiel-Holtenau, in Kiel Harbour. The length of the canal is about fifty- three nautical miles.

The Kiel Canal is the world’s busiest man-made water-way navigable by seagoing ships. It is used by a similar number of ships as the Panama and Suez Canals together. However, this also includes smaller ships. Linking two seas, the canal directly connects the North Sea ports with the ports of the Baltic Sea region.

The Kiel Canal (or Nord-Ostsee-Kanal) is the busiest manmade waterway in the world; an average of one hundred ships pass through it every day. The canal crosses Schleswig-Holstein, linking the North Sea and the Baltic.

2024年2月23日 · Among Northern Germany’s most important water, the Kiel Canal starts from the North Sea’s Brunbuttelkoog and ends at the Baltic Sea’s Kiel Harbour. Its construction took place from 1887 to 1895 and the canal served the needs of the German military back then.