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The Kiel Canal, crossing the base of the Jutland peninsula and the busiest artificial waterway in the world, is officially opened.
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Kiel Canal
Canal in Germany
The Kiel Canal is a 98-kilometer-long (61 mi) fresh water canal that links the North Sea to the Baltic Sea. It runs through the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, from Brunsbüttel to the Holtenau district of Kiel. It was constructed from 1887 to 1895 and widened from 1907 to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jutland
Peninsula in Europe
Jutland is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It stretches from the Grenen spit in the north to the confluence of the Elbe and the Sude in the southeast. The historic southern border…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)