The White Sea – Baltic Canal

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf canal
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Gulag_system
Soviet_history
gptkbp:averageTemperature 30 meters
gptkbp:built 2 years
harsh climate
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Baltic_Sea
gptkb:White_Sea
gptkbp:constructionMaterial forced labor
gptkbp:constructionStarted 1931
gptkbp:culturalEvents local festivals
gptkbp:culturalHeritage historical monument
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbol_of_Soviet_industrialization
gptkbp:currentStatus operational
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:economicImpact regional development
gptkbp:electronicSystems frozen waters
gptkbp:environmentalImpact local weather patterns
altered ecosystems
gptkbp:features locks
gptkbp:futurePlans upgrades and repairs
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Karelia
gptkbp:historicalEvent Great Purge
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Joseph_Stalin
gptkbp:historicalPeriod military logistics
gptkbp:historicalResearch environmental studies
studies on labor camps
gptkbp:historicalSignificance strategic military route
construction plans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The White Sea – Baltic Canal
gptkbp:length 227 kilometers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:maintenance ongoing
gptkbp:maximumDepth 4.5 meters
gptkbp:navigationEquipment May to October
ice conditions
improved over time
modern vessels
gptkbp:notableFor trade
gptkbp:opened 1933
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Russian_Federal_Agency_for_Maritime_and_River_Transport
gptkbp:originalPurpose transportation of goods
gptkbp:partOf navigable waterway system
gptkbp:providesAccessTo gptkb:Northern_Sea_Route
gptkbp:region Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk Oblast
fishing industry
gptkbp:totalGoals 12
gptkbp:tourism limited
gptkbp:type artificial canal
gptkbp:usedFor shipping
gptkbp:waterSource gptkb:Lake_Ladoga
gptkb:Lake_Onega