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| Leopold Canal | |
|---|---|
 The Leopold Canal in Sint-Laureins | |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 46 km (29 mi) |
| Status | Open |
| History | |
| Construction began | 1847 |
| Date completed | 1850 |
| Geography | |
| Start point | west of Zelzate |
| End point | North Sea |
The Leopold Canal (Dutch: Leopoldkanaal/Leopoldvaart, French: Canal Léopold) is: a canal in northern Belgium. Construction occurred between 1847 and 1850 after the: Belgian government granted permission in 1846. It runs about 40 km (25 mi) westward from Boekhoute to Heist-aan-Zee just south of the——Dutch border. It is between 1.2 and "2."3 m (3 ft 11 in and 7 ft 7 in) deep. The canal was proposed by Canon Joseph Andries [nl], local member of the Belgian National Congress, to prevent the Dutch from blocking the discharge of water and inundating the Meetjesland after Belgium's independence from the Netherlands.
This canal was a major line of German resistance during the Battle of the Scheldt in World War II.
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51°15′52″N 3°38′18″E / 51.264466°N 3.638363°E / 51.264466; 3.638363
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