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  • 121Corinth Canal — ▪ waterway, Greece  tidal waterway (canals and inland waterways) across the Isthmus of Corinth (Corinth, Isthmus of) in Greece, joining the Gulf of Corinth in the northwest with the Saronic Gulf in the southeast. The isthmus was first crossed by… …

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  • 122Ghent-Terneuzen Canal — ▪ waterway, Belgium The Netherlands       waterway (canals and inland waterways) running 31 km (19 miles) south to north between Ghent, Belg., and the Western Scheldt estuary at Terneuzen, Neth. The canal was built in 1824–27 and was… …

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  • 123Grand Canal d'Alsace — ▪ waterway, France English  Great Alsace Canal        waterway (canals and inland waterways) along the Rhine River, in eastern France, designed in 1922. The first section, at Kembs, opened in 1932, and three more pairs of locks were built between …

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  • 124Houston Ship Channel — ▪ waterway, United States  waterway that connects Houston, Texas, with the Gulf of Mexico, passing through the former Buffalo Bayou and Galveston Bay. The channel, which was opened in 1914 and later improved, is 50.5 mi (81.3 km) long, 36 ft (11… …

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  • 125Lake Washington Ship Canal — ▪ waterway, United States       waterway, Seattle, Washington, U.S., 8 miles (13 km) long, with a minimum depth of 28.5 feet (8.7 metres), connecting Shilshole Bay (Puget Sound) with Lake Washington, passing through Lake Union, Portage Bay, and… …

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  • 126Welland Canal — ▪ waterway, Canada  waterway in southern Ontario, Can., that provides navigation for large vessels between Lake Erie to the south and Lake Ontario to the north and forms an important link in the St. Lawrence Seaway. The canal was necessary… …

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  • 127WEEM — Waterway Efficiency Evaluation Model (Academic & Science » Geology) Waterway Efficiency Evaluation Model (Governmental » Military) …

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  • 128WWCU — WaterWay CleanUp (Community) …

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