| 词条 | Leopold Canal (Belgium) |
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The Leopold Canal ({{Lang-nl|Leopoldkanaal}} or Leopoldvaart, {{Lang-fr|Canal Léopold}}) is a canal in northern Belgium. Construction occurred between 1847 and 1850 after the Belgian government granted permission in 1846. It runs about {{convert|40|km|abbr=on}} westward from Boekhoute to Heist-aan-Zee just south of the Dutch border. It is between {{convert|1.2|and|2.3|m|abbr=on}} deep. The canal was proposed by Canon {{Interlanguage link multi|Joseph Andries|nl|3=Joseph-Olivier Andries}}, local member of the Belgian National Congress, to prevent the Dutch from blocking the discharge of water and inundating the Meetjesland after Belgium's independence from the Netherlands. It is claimed to have drained {{convert|360|km2|abbr=on}} of arable land.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} This canal was a major line of German resistance during the Battle of the Scheldt in World War II. External links{{commonscatinline|Leopoldskanaal}}{{coord|51.264466|3.638363|region:BE_type:waterbody|display=title}}{{Belgium-geo-stub}} 5 : Canals in Flanders|Canals in West Flanders|Assenede|Knokke-Heist|Canals opened in 1850 |
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