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The '''Grand Vandarch Canal''' is an artificial sea-level waterway in the [[International Canal Zone]] in northern [[Levantia]] adjacent to [[Faneria]], connecting the [[Kilikas Sea]] to the [[Vandarch]] through the Ereglasian Isthmus. In [[1959]], the canal and its route were narrowly approved by a [[League of Nations]] resolution. Construction of the canal lasted from [[1959]] to [[1975]] and took place under the regional authority of [[Yonderre]]. The canal officially opened on 17 November [[1975]]. Its length is 225 km (140 mi) including its northern and southern access-channels. In [[2020]], more than 18,500 vessels traversed the canal (an average of 51.5 per day).
==History==
From the [[Carolina Grand Canal]]'s opening in [[1880]] until the Grand Vandrach Canal's opening in [[1975]], the nations along the [[Carolina Grand Canal]] enjoyed a monopoly on maritime shipping to the landlocked countries, and major port cities of the Vandrach. Because it was controlled by and run through the [[Holy Levantine Empire]]'s countries of [[Urcea]], Kronenia, and Hollona and Diorisia it gave the [[Holy Levantine Empire|Empire]], and [[Urcea]] specifically, a disproportionate level of economic power in that region. The beginning of the Grand Vandrach Canal followed the formal dissolution of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], the end of the [[Great War]], and by extension the reduction of southern [[Levantia]]'s crushing hold on much of the continent. It was celebrated by all northern [[Levantia|Levantine]] nations, at the time, as a demonstration of modern, self-determinist northern [[Levantia]]. In southern [[Levantia]] it was met with mixed reviews. Nations along the [[Carolina Grand Canal]] were obviously not pleased to have their monopoly broken and the loss of considerable revenues in the form of passage fees and taxes. While it was loudly protested in [[Urcea]] for this reason, the economic loses would be stymying in Kronenia, and Hollona and Diorisia, who had faired far worse in the [[Great War]] and whose economies were not big enough to absorb the blow like [[Urcea]]'s.
 
The Grand Vandrach Canal was designed by [[X]] in the waning years of the [[Great War]] as there was a growing fear of populist uprisings at the conclusion of the war if soldiers came home to high unemployment rates. Many countries looked to titanic infrastructure projects as a way to, at least temporarily, give thousands of jobs to the returning service men.  
 
===Incidents of Note===
====Canal Crisis====
{{Main|GaelWind#1992 Vandarch Canal Crisis}}
====2019 Faucilh Sageta Obstruction====
In the summer of [[2019]] the [[Bulkh]]an flagged vessel {{wpl|Golden-class container ship|Faucilh Sageta}}, operated by Sempre Lines LLC, a subsidiary of the [[Burgundian North Levantine Trading Company]], grounded in the Aburvrigeen Canal. The 400 m (1,312 ft 4 in) container ship was the first of its class and the largest ever to pass through the canal system. While technically within the limits of the canals
==Layout and Operation==
==Layout and Operation==
==Economic Impact==
==Economic Impact==
==Alternative Routes==
==Alternative Routes==
The [[Carolina Grand Canal]] is the only other waterway that connects the [[Vandrach]] to the international waterways and its shipping lanes.
The [[Carolina Grand Canal]] is the only other waterway that connects the [[Vandarch]] to the international waterways and its shipping lanes.
==See Also==
 
[[Category:Yonderre]]
[[Category:Yonderre]]
[[Category:Levantia]]
[[Category:Levantia]]
[[Category:Vandarch]]
[[Category:Canonical Article]]
[[Category:IXWB]]
[[Category:IXWB]]
[[Category:Map Completion Project]]

Latest revision as of 18:28, 30 January 2024

Grand Vandarch Canal
La corsette della sirene (Eng. The Mermaid's corset) the narrowest part of the Grand Vandarch Canal
Specifications
Length225 km (140 miles)
Maximum boat beam77.5 m (254 ft 3 in)
Maximum boat draft20.1 m (66 ft)
LocksNone
StatusOperational
Navigation authorityYonderre
History
Modern nameEreglasian Canal
Kilikas-Vandarch Canal
KilVan Canal
The Northwest Passage
The New Gate
Construction began1959
Date completed1975
Geography
Start pointPanormus Levantius
End pointVandmouth Port

The Grand Vandarch Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in the International Canal Zone in northern Levantia adjacent to Faneria, connecting the Kilikas Sea to the Vandarch through the Ereglasian Isthmus. In 1959, the canal and its route were narrowly approved by a League of Nations resolution. Construction of the canal lasted from 1959 to 1975 and took place under the regional authority of Yonderre. The canal officially opened on 17 November 1975. Its length is 225 km (140 mi) including its northern and southern access-channels. In 2020, more than 18,500 vessels traversed the canal (an average of 51.5 per day).

Layout and Operation

Economic Impact

Alternative Routes

The Carolina Grand Canal is the only other waterway that connects the Vandarch to the international waterways and its shipping lanes.

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