Varistaipale canal
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Varistaipale canal
Varistaipale canal (Finnish: Varistaipaleen kanava) is a Finnish canal in Heinävesi. It is another of the canals which connects Juojärvi to . The canal is a part of (), a route with six canals: , , , , 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).
Next to the canal there is a canal museum.
See also[]
- Saimaa canal, the longest canal in Finland
Sources[]
- Varistaipale canal (in Finnish)
- Heinäveden historia II (The History of Heinävesi II), 1989. (in Finnish)
External links[]
Media related to Varistaipale Canal at Wikimedia Commons- Varistaipale Canal Museum
Coordinates: 62°32′56″N 28°38′20″E / 62.549°N 28.639°E
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- 1913 establishments in Finland
- Canals in Finland
- Heinävesi
- Buildings and structures in South Savo
- Museums in South Savo
- Canal museums
- Transport museums in Finland
- Canals opened in 1913
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