GHENT-TERNEUZEN CANAL

waterway running 19 miles (31 km) south to north between Ghent, Belg., and the western Scheldt Estuary at Terneuzen, Neth. The canal was built in 182427 and was reconstructed during the early 20th century and reopened in 1911 to enable Ghent's port to take 60,000-ton ships. A lock system at Terneuzen provides passage between the canal and the estuary. The canal is about 500 feet (150 m) wide in The Netherlands but broadens to 650 feet (200 m) inside Belgium. Dredging of the canal entrance was underway in the early 1990s to enable the canal to take 125,000-ton ships.