Volga–Don Canal
canal in Volgograd and Rostov Oblasts, Russia
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Summary
Volga–Don Canal is a ship canal[1]. It draws 2,966 Wikipedia views per month (ship canal category, ranking #4 of 12).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Volgograd Oblast[3], Rostov Oblast[4]
- Country: Russia[5]
- Named after: Volga[6], Don[7], Vladimir Lenin[8]
- Part of: Unified Deep Water System of European Russia[9]
- Commons category: Volga–Don Canal[10]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Volga[11], Tsimlyansk Reservoir[12], Don[13]
- Service entry: July 27, 1952[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Volga–Don Canal[15]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[16]
- Heritage designation: regional cultural heritage site in Russia[17]
- Length: 101 km[18]
- Has part(s) of the class: lock[19]
- Drainage basin: Volga Basin[20]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Volga–Don Canal include 2360 Volgo-Don[21], an asteroid[22].
Why It Matters
Volga–Don Canal has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
Entities named for it include 2360 Volgo-Don[21], an asteroid[22].