KielCanal

Kiel Canal also Nord-Ost·see Ka·nal (nört-ôstʹzā kä-nälʹ)

A canal, 98.1 km (61 mi) long, of northern Germany connecting the North Sea with the Baltic Sea. Built (1887-1895) to facilitate movement of the German fleet, it was widened and deepened from 1905 to 1914.

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