Volga-Don Canal
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Lenin Volga–Don Shipping Canal is a ship canal in Russia. It connects the Volga and the Don at their closest points. Opened in 1952, its length is 101 km, 45 km of which is through rivers and reservoirs.
The canal forms a part of the Unified Deep... Wikipedia
Beginning coordinates: 48°37′21″N 43°32′06″E / 48.62250°N 43.53500°E
Construction began: 1948
Date completed: 1952
Ending coordinates: 48°31′21″N 44°33′09″E / 48.52250°N 44.55250°E
End point: Tsimlyansk Reservoir, near Volgodonsk, Russia
Length: 63 miles (101 km)
Locks: 13
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