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Scheldt

The Scheldt (/ʃɛlt, skɛlt/ SHELT, SKELT; French: Escaut ⓘ; Dutch: Schelde ⓘ) is a 435-kilometre-long (270 mi) river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Its name is derived from an adjective corresponding to Old English sċeald ("shallow"), Modern English shoal…

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History

RomanRoman BritainNehalenniaFranksFrankish Empire
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Course

GouyAisneCambraiValenciennesTournai
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Tributaries and sub-tributaries

Western ScheldtSchijnRupelRupelmondeNete
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Navigation

NapoleonHordainCanal de la SenséePéniche
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Basin size
21,863 km2 (8,441 sq mi)
Countries
France · Belgium · Netherlands
Designated
4 March 1986 · 9 April 1995 · 2 February 2020
Length
360 km (220 mi)
Native name
Escaut (French) · Schelde (Dutch)
Official name
Schorren van de Beneden Schelde · Westerschelde & Saeftinghe · Vallées de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut

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Course

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Tributaries and sub-tributaries

Navigation

Ferry crossings

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Scheldt

Nodes248
Edges247
Triples308
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008065
Components1

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Scheldt

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related to Tributaries and sub-tributaries · 159
Scheldt → Aa, Aire-sur-la-Lys, Ancre, Anderlecht-Neerpede, Antwerp, Ath, Aunelle, Avesnes, Biette, Blanche, Boeimeer, Bouchain, Braine-le-Comte-Ronquières, Brette, Brussels-Laeken, Carency, Caucourt, Clarence, Comines-Warneton, Condé-sur-l'Escaut
related to history · 34
Scheldt → After, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Belgium, Brabant, Called Scaldis, County, Duchy, Dutch Republic, Eastern, Empire, Flanders, France, Frankish Empire, Habsburg, Holy Roman Empire, Later, Middelburg, Nehalennia, Netherlands
related to Course · 30
Scheldt → Aisne, Belgium, Breskens, Cambrai, Dutch, Eastern Scheldt, Flushing, France, Ghent, Gouy, In, It, Lys, Near Antwerp, Netherlands, North Brabant, North Sea, Oosterschelde, Originally, Terneuzen
related to External links · 30
Scheldt → August, BE, Belgium, Brussels Cap, Collier's New Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica, Flemish Region, Flood, FR, France, French, ImrayNavigation, Inland Waterways, Interreg IV, NL, NWE, Paget-Tyrell Memorandum, Region, Research, River Escaut
related to Navigation · 22
Scheldt → All, Belgium, Bouchain, Cambrai, Canal, Canalisation, European, European Class Vb, European Seine-Scheldt, Flanders, France, Hordain, Napoleon, Paris, Saint-Quentin, Sensée, The, The Pont, Tournai, Trous
related to Ferry crossings · 8
Scheldt → Antwerp, Between Ghent, Going, High Middle Ages, Lillo-Doel, Schellebelle, Several, Sint-Anna
Countries · 3
Scheldt → Belgium, France, Netherlands
Designated · 3
Scheldt → 2 February 2020, 4 March 1986, 9 April 1995
Official name · 3
Scheldt → Schorren van de Beneden Schelde, Vallées de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut, Westerschelde & Saeftinghe
Reference no. · 3
Scheldt → 2405, 327, 748

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antwerp belgium river france north cambrai netherlands dutch western citation needed de mouth estuary name french sea ghent nl flanders

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ScheldtBasin size21,863 km2 (8,441 sq mi)1.00infobox
ScheldtCountriesFrance1.00infobox
ScheldtCountriesBelgium1.00infobox
ScheldtCountriesNetherlands1.00infobox
ScheldtDesignated4 March 19861.00infobox
ScheldtDesignated9 April 19951.00infobox
ScheldtDesignated2 February 20201.00infobox
ScheldtLength360 km (220 mi)1.00infobox
ScheldtNative nameEscaut (French)1.00infobox
ScheldtNative nameSchelde (Dutch)1.00infobox
ScheldtOfficial nameSchorren van de Beneden Schelde1.00infobox
ScheldtOfficial nameWesterschelde & Saeftinghe1.00infobox
ScheldtOfficial nameVallées de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut1.00infobox
ScheldtReference no.3271.00infobox
ScheldtReference no.7481.00infobox
ScheldtReference no.24051.00infobox
Scheldt• average104 m3/s (3,700 cu ft/s)1.00infobox
Scheldt• coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Scheldt• elevation97 m (318 ft)1.00infobox
Scheldt• locationFrance1.00infobox
Scheldt• locationNorth Sea1.00infobox
Scheldtis aimportant waterway0.90text

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