Grand Canal
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Grand Canal can refer to multiple waterways:
- Grand Canal (China) in eastern China
- Grand Canal (Venice) in Venice, Italy
- Grand Canal (Ireland), between the river ShannonRiver ShannonThe River Shannon is the longest river in Ireland at . It divides the west of Ireland from the east and south . County Clare, being west of the Shannon but part of the province of Munster, is the major exception...
and Dublin in Ireland - Grand Canal d'AlsaceGrand Canal d'AlsaceThe Grand Canal of Alsace is a canal in eastern France, channeling the Upper Rhine river. It is 50 kilometers long between Kembs and Vogelgrun, and provides access to the region from the Rhine River, Basel in Switzerland, and the North Sea for barges of up to 1,350 metric tons...
in eastern France - Grand Canal of Château de Versailles at the Palace of Versailles in France
- GRAND Canal or Great Recycling and Northern Development CanalGreat Recycling and Northern Development CanalThe Great Recycling and Northern Development Canal of North America or GCNA is a water management proposal designed by Newfoundland engineer Thomas Kierans to alleviate North American freshwater shortage problems...
, proposed for Great Lakes region of North America - Erie CanalErie CanalThe Erie Canal is a waterway in New York that runs about from Albany, New York, on the Hudson River to Buffalo, New York, at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. The canal contains 36 locks and encompasses a total elevation differential of...
of New York, United States
- The proposed Pan Korea Grand WaterwayGrand Korean WaterwayThe Grand Korean Waterway, officially known as the Pan Korea Grand Waterway, is a proposed long canal connecting Seoul and Busan, two of South Korea's largest cities. The canal would run diagonally across the country connecting the Han River, which flows through Seoul into the Yellow Sea, to the...
(한반도 대운하) in South KoreaSouth KoreaThe Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
is sometimes referred to as the "Grand Canal"