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Wilhelmina Canal
Map of the Wilhelmina Canal
CountryNetherlands
Specifications
Length68[1] km (42 miles)
StatusOpen
History
Date completed1923
Geography
Start pointZuid-Willemsvaart near Laarbeek
End pointAmer near Geertruidenberg
(originally Statendam, near the Donge)
Beginning coordinates51°31′12″N 5°38′49″E / 51.519991°N 5.646959°E / 51.519991; 5.646959
Ending coordinates51°42′35″N 4°49′32″E / 51.709720°N 4.825620°E / 51.709720; 4.825620

The Wilhelmina Canal is a canal in North-Brabant, Netherlands. It connects Tilburg to the Meuse, and continues to the east to connect to the Zuid-Willemsvaart north of Helmond.

  1. ^ Bureau Verbeek 2007, p. 8.

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