Kiel Canal (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal)
Canal de Kiel (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal)
- Date
- 1887-1895 · confidence high
- Place
- Holtenau, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Credited to
- German Empire engineers; Otto Baensch
- Field
- Movement
What it is
A 98 km canal between the North Sea and the Baltic across Schleswig-Holstein, saving about 460 km around Skagen. With its 1907-1914 widening it is the busiest artificial waterway in the world.
What it led to
- a fast route between the North Sea and the Baltic
- strategic mobility of the German fleet
- a model for large sea canals with locks