Birmingham Canal Navigations

Japanese: バーミンガム運河 - バーミンガムうんが(英語表記)Birmingham Canal Navigations
Birmingham Canal Navigations
A general term for the canals around Birmingham in the West Midlands, central England, United Kingdom, which occupy a central position in the inland waterway network of the United Kingdom. It has a total length of about 166 km, a total of 139 locks, and a minimum width of 2.1 m. In addition to the main canal, the Main Line Canal, the Birmingham, Phaseley Canal, the Warley, Essington Canal, and others were excavated one after another from 1768. These canal networks were further connected to the River Severn via the Worcester and Birmingham Canal, the River Thames via the Grand Union Canal, and the River Trent and the River Mersey via the Trent and Mersey Canal, linking the North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
イギリス,イングランド中部,ウェスト・ミッドランズ州のバーミンガム周辺にある運河の総称で,イギリスの内陸水路網の中心的位置を占める。総延長約166km,閘門(こうもん)総数139,最小幅2.1m。幹線のメーン・ライン運河のほか,バーミンガム・フェーズリー運河,ワーリー・エシントン運河などが1768年より順次開削された。これらの運河網はさらに,ウースター・バーミンガム運河を通じてセバーン川と,グランド・ユニオン運河でテムズ川と,トレント・マージー運河でトレント川,マージー川とそれぞれ接続されるため,北海と大西洋,アイリッシュ海を結びつけることになった。

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