Kiel Canal Locks

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:canal
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Baltic_Sea
gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:engineer hydraulic operation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kiel Canal Locks
gptkbp:length 125 meters (old locks)
310 meters (main locks)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Kiel_Canal
gptkb:Schleswig-Holstein
gptkbp:mainLockLocations gptkb:Kiel-Holtenau
gptkb:Brunsbüttel
gptkbp:maintenance regularly maintained
gptkbp:modernization 1914
gptkbp:notableEvent World War I strategic importance
World War II strategic importance
gptkbp:numberOfLocks 4
gptkbp:opened 1895
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Wasserstraßen-_und_Schifffahrtsamt_Kiel-Holtenau
gptkbp:protectedBy chamber lock
gptkbp:purpose regulate water levels
allow ships to bypass Jutland Peninsula
gptkbp:significance one of the busiest artificial waterways in the world
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:usedBy commercial shipping
military vessels
gptkbp:width 22 meters (old locks)
42 meters (main locks)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brunsbüttel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5