A canal that connects Manchester in Greater Manchester, northwest of England, to the Mersey Estuary. It is 57 km long, 37 m wide at its widest, and 8.5 m deep at its deepest. It is the largest ocean-going canal in the UK, and can accommodate ships of up to 12,000 tons. It begins at Eastham on the south bank of the estuary, runs along the inlet to Runcorn, and then runs in a straight line east to prevent tidal inflow at Latchford lock. It then takes in the waters of the Mersey and Irwell to Manchester. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
イギリス,イングランド北西部,グレーター・マンチェスター州のマンチェスターとマージー川エスチュアリー(三角江)を結ぶ運河。長さ57km,最小幅37m,深さ8.5m以上で,1.2万トン級の船舶が遡航可能なイギリス最大の外洋船航行運河。エスチュアリー南岸のイースタムに始まり,入江に沿ってランコーンに至り,そこから東へ直線状に延びてラッチフォードの閘門(こうもん)で潮汐の流入を防ぐ。その後はマージー川,アーウェル川の水を取り入れてマンチェスターに至る。
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