Scheldt
river in France, Belgium and the Netherlands
The Scheldt is a 435-kilometre-long (270 mi) river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands, into the North Sea. In French, the river is called Escaut, in Dutch and in German, it is called Schelde. Its latin name is Scaldis.The Scheldt is an important waterway. Boats can get up to Cambrai. From there they can get on to the Canal de Saint-Quentin. The Scheldt–Rhine Canal connects it to the Rhine.
| Scheldt | |
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 The Scheldt in Antwerp | |
 Course of the Scheldt | |
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| Location | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | France |
| - elevation | 97 m (318 ft) |
| Mouth | |
| - location | North Sea |
| - coordinates | 51°25′51″N 3°31′44″E / 51.43083°N 3.52889°E |
| Length | 360 km (220 mi) |
| Basin size | 21,863 km2 (8,441 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 104 m3/s (3,700 cu ft/s) |
| Official name | Schorren van de Beneden Schelde |
| Designated | 4 March 1986 |
| Reference no. | 327[1] |
| Official name | Westerschelde & Saeftinghe |
| Designated | 9 April 1995 |
| Reference no. | 748[2] |
| Official name | Vallées de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut |
| Designated | 2 February 2020 |
| Reference no. | 2405[3] |
References
change- ↑ "Schorren van de Beneden Schelde". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ "Westerschelde & Saeftinghe". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ "Vallées de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 3 February 2020.