Elbe [river] - Elbe

Japanese: エルベ[川] - エルベ

A large river in central Europe. It originates in the mountains in western Czech Republic, flows northwest through Germany, and empties into the North Sea near Cuxhaven. It is 1,165 km long, of which 761 km is in German territory, and 947 km is navigable by boat. The river is 250 m wide in Magdeburg, reaches 500 m in Hamburg, and widens to 15 km at its mouth. A network of canals has developed connecting it to the Baltic Sea, the Oder, the Ruhr, and other areas. Beginning with the British merchant adventurers who advanced to Hamburg in the mid-16th century, the Elbe has had deep ties with Western Europe, including Britain, and in the 19th century it became a major artery of the European continent, along with the Rhine.
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Japanese:

ヨーロッパ中部の大河。チェコ西部の山中に発し，北西流してドイツを貫流，クックスハーフェン付近で北海に注ぐ。全長1165km，うちドイツ領内761km，舟航可能947km。マクデブルクで250mの川幅はハンブルクで500mに達し，河口で15kmに広がる。バルト海，オーデル川，ルール地区などと結ぶ運河網が発達。16世紀半ば英国のマーチャント・アドベンチャラーズがハンブルクに進出したことにはじまって，エルベ川は英国をはじめとする西ヨーロッパと深い関係をもち，19世紀にはライン川と並ぶヨーロッパ大陸の大動脈となった。
→関連項目エスチュアリー｜ドイツ｜ラベ［川］

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