Tikankaivanto Canal (Finnish : Tikankaivannon kanava) is a canal between Pyhäselkä and Tikanselkä in Liperi, Finland. It was built in 1972 and its length is over 100 metres (330 ft). Maximum width of ships is 11.8 metres (39 ft) and draft 2.4 metres (7.9 ft). [1] [2]
The Neva is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Despite its modest length of 74 kilometres (46 mi), it is the fourth-largest river in Europe in terms of average discharge.
The Moskva is a river running through western Russia. It rises about 140 km (90 mi) west of Moscow and flows roughly east through the Smolensk and Moscow Oblasts, passing through central Moscow. About 110 km (70 mi) southeast of Moscow, at the city of Kolomna, it flows into the Oka, itself a tributary of the Volga, which ultimately flows into the Caspian Sea.
The Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, is a canal in Bavaria, Germany. Connecting the Main and the Danube rivers across the European Watershed, it runs from Bamberg via Nuremberg to Kelheim. The canal connects the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean to the Black Sea, providing a navigable artery between the Rhine delta, and the Danube Delta in south-eastern Romania and south-western Ukraine. The present canal was completed in 1992 and is 171 kilometres (106 mi) long.
Lake Päijänne is the second largest lake in Finland. The lake drains into the Gulf of Finland via the Kymi River. The major islands are from north to south Vuoritsalo, Muuratsalo, Onkisalo, Judinsalo, Edessalo, Taivassalo, Haukkasalo, Vehkasalo, Mustassalo, Virmailansaari and Salonsaari. The largest island is Virmailansaari. The word saari means an island. Salo once meant a great island, nowadays it means a great forest area.
Varistaipale canal is a Finnish canal in Heinävesi. It is another of the canals which connects Juojärvi to Varisvesi. The canal is a part of Heinävesi route, a route with six canals: Kerma, Vihovuonne, Pilppa, Karvio, Taivallahti and Varistaipale canals. The canal was built in 1911–1913 and has four locks. It is the biggest canal in Finland being the only canal to have this many locks. The height of drop totals 14.5 metres (48 ft) and the length is 1,100 metres (3,600 ft).
Port of Oulu is a complex of three separate harbours located at the mouth of Oulujoki river in Oulu, Finland. Port of Oulu is a corporation owned by the City of Oulu. Annual average of 3 million tons of cargo is shipped on 500 vessels. Two of the ports, Nuottasaari and Oritkari, are also rail-served.
Vääksy is a village and seat of the municipality of Asikkala in southern Finland. It is located on an isthmus between Päijänne and Vesijärvi, about 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Lahti.
Cupressus macnabiana is a species of cypress in western North America.
Rostokino Aqueduct, also known as Millionny Bridge, is a stone aqueduct over Yauza River in Rostokino District of Moscow, Russia, built in 1780-1804. It is the only remaining aqueduct in Moscow, once a part of Mytishchi Water Supply, Moscow's first centralized water utility.
Narvik is a railway station located in Narvik Municipality in Nordland, Norway on the Ofoten Line. The station is located in the town of Narvik, about 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) from the line terminus at the Port of Narvik. It is served by three daily passenger trains from, respectively, Kiruna, Luleå and Stockholm in Sweden. These passenger services are currently operated by Vy Tåg. The station is located at an elevation of 46.6 metres (153 ft) above sea level and is located 1,579.9 kilometres (981.7 mi) from Stockholm. It was opened in 1902 along with Ofotbanen and the Iron Ore Line.
Millersburg is an unincorporated community, in Campbell Township, Warrick County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Suvorov military canals is a series of four open canals on Saimaa lake in Finland. The four canals of Kutvele, Käyhkää, Kukonharju and Telataipale are located in Puumala, Ruokolahti and Sulkava. They were built between 1791 and 1798 as part of the South-Eastern Finland fortification system and are the oldest canals in Finland. The canals are named after general Alexander Suvorov who ordered their construction.
The Opelwerk Brandenburg was a truck vehicle assembly plant, located in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany. Built within seven months, it was opened by Adam Opel AG in November 1935 on the re-armament initiative of the Nazi government in order to ensure supplies of Opel Blitz trucks for the Wehrmacht armed forces. Until 1944 more than 130,000 medium-weight trucks were produced at the Brandenburg plant. Devastated by an Allied air raid on 6 August 1944, the facilities were dismantled and shipped east as reparations to the Soviet Union after the war.
The Nura is a major watercourse of northeast-central Kazakhstan. It is 978 kilometres (608 mi) long and drains an area of 60,800 square kilometres (23,500 sq mi).
Kuusaankoski is a popular fishing rapids in Central Finland with cultural heritage landscape. The Kuusaankoski rapids are among the best trout rapids in southern Finland.
Kapeenniemi a recreational area for the whole family and Kapeenkoski a popular fishing rapids in Central Finland in an inspiring nature resort. The area is protected as the nature and wildlife are exceptionally rich and there are historical and prehistorical sites in the area. More info in Finnish http://www.aanekoski.fi/matkailijalle/nahtavyydet/kapeenniemen-virkistysalue/.
Facta is an encyclopedia in Finnish. It was published as a series of 11 volumes with more than 150,000 entries between 1969 and 1974. It describes subjects from a Finnish point of view. It was run by editors in chief Veli Valpola and Maija Numminen and published by Tietosanakirja Oy. Editions were eventually also published on CD-ROM, and Facta finally lived as an Internet service, but was discontinued at the end of 2011 as unprofitable.
Durpata is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. It is situated in the Kamet range. The elevation of Durpata is 6,468 metres (21,220 ft) and its prominence is 638 metres (2,093 ft). It is 93rd highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 3.8 km east of Gauri Parbat 6,708 metres (22,008 ft) its nearest higher neighbor. Hathi Parbat 6,727 metres (22,070 ft) lies 4.8 km SW and it is 5.1 km SSE of Rataban 6,166 metres (20,230 ft). It lies 11.7 km SSE of Nilgiri Parbat 6,474 metres (21,240 ft).
Geldhung is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. It is situated in the Kamet range. The elevation of Geldhung is 6,163 metres (20,220 ft) and its prominence is 554 metres (1,818 ft). It is 146th highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi, is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 11 km SSE of Ganesh Parbat 6,532 metres (21,430 ft). Bidhan Parbat 6,520 metres (21,391 ft) lies 12 km WSW and It lies 19.8 km ESE of Kamet 7,756 metres (25,446 ft). It lies 19.5 km East of Mana NW 7,092 metres (23,268 ft).
Mysteerilaulajat is a Finnish television mystery music game show based on South Korean programme I Can See Your Voice. It premiered on Nelonen on 16 October 2021.
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