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Mittellandkanal

The Act of Parliament for the Mittellandkanal was passed on January 1 1888 and 23 thousand shares were sold the same day. From a junction with The Liverpool South Docks at Sefton the canal ran for 37 miles to Cambridge. Expectations for stone traffic to Wesshampton never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the Mittellandkanal were submitted to parliament in 2001, the use of the canal for cooling Cardiff power station was enough to keep it open. The 8 mile section between Wokingham and Waveney was closed in 1905 after a breach at Manton. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1990 after a restoration campaign lead by Fife parish council.

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The Mittellandkanal is part of the Waterways of Mainland Europe and is made up of the Mittellandkanal - (Main Line), the Mittellandkanal - (Mittellandkanal Verbindungskanal Nord), the Mittellandkanal - (Mittellandkanal Verbindungskanal Süd), the Mittellandkanal - (Stichkanal Osnabrück) and the Mittellandkanal - (Stichkanal Hannover-Linden).

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VisuRiS — associated with Waterways of Mainland Europe: The official inland waterway resource for Belgium with actual traffic and planned operations on the waterways. Also has voyage planning and notices to mariners

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The Mittelland Canal, also known as the Midland Canal, (German: Mittellandkanal, German: [ˈmɪtl̩.lant.kaˌnaːl] (listen)) is a major canal in central Germany. It forms an important link in the waterway network of that country, providing the principal east-west inland waterway connection. Its significance goes beyond Germany as it links France, Switzerland and the Benelux countries with Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic Sea.

At 325.7 kilometres (202.4 mi) in length, the Mittelland Canal is the longest artificial waterway in Germany.

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[Mittelland Canal] 70111 The Mittelland Canal, also known as the Midland Canal, (German: Mittellandkanal, German: [ˈmɪtl̩.lant.kaˌnaːl] (listen)) is a major canal in central [Magdeburg Water Bridge] underbridge in Europe, it spans the river Elbe and directly connects the Mittellandkanal to the west and Elbe-Havel Canal to the east of the river, allowing [Elbe] The river is linked by canals (Elbe Lateral Canal, Elbe-Havel Canal, Mittellandkanal) to the industrial areas of Germany and to Berlin. The Elbe-Lübeck [Hanover] Thanks to the Maschsee lake, the rivers Ihme and Leine and to the Mittellandkanal channel, Hanover hosts sailing schools, yacht schools, waterski clubs [Wolfsburg] the Southern edge of the ancient river valley of the Aller at the Mittellandkanal (Midland Canal). It is bordered by the districts of Gifhorn and Helmstedt [Rhine] – northwest Germany, connection to the Dortmund-Ems Canal and the Mittellandkanal Maas-Waal Canal – eastcentral Netherlands Amsterdam-Rhine Canal – central [Salzgitter] is in the borough of Salzgitter-Bad. The city is connected to the Mittellandkanal and the Elbe Lateral Canal by a distributary. The nearest metropolises [Midland] former bus company Club Ferrocarril Midland, Argentine football club Mittellandkanal, the Midland Canal, Germany Midland City (disambiguation) Midland County [Edersee] the dam is to provide water for the federal waterways Oberweser and Mittellandkanal. It also serves to protect downstream residents from small and medium [West Berlin] and a red flag. Two waterways via the rivers and canals Havel and Mittellandkanal were open for inland navigation, but only freight vessels were allowed

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