Ferry Boat on the Kiel Canal, a 61 mi long freshwater canal, in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein

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The Kiel Canal is a 98-kilometre (61 mi) long freshwater canal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The canal was finished in 1914 and links the North Sea at Brunsbüttel to the Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau. An average of 250 nautical miles (460 km) is saved by using the Kiel Canal instead of going around the Jutland Peninsula. This not only saves time but also avoids potentially dangerous storm-prone seas.

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Size: 3734px × 2498px
Location: Kiel Canal, Germany
Photo credit: © Dimitry Bobroff / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: baltic, boat, brunsbüttel, canal, ferry, germany, kiel, kiel-holtenau, lock, locks, north, schleswig-holstein, sea