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| |name = Grand Vandrach Canal | | |name = Grand Vandarch Canal |
| |image = | | |image = St lawrence seaway.jpeg |
| |image_size = | | |image_size = 200 |
| |image_caption = | | |image_caption = La corsette della sirene (Eng. The Mermaid's corset) the narrowest part of the Grand Vandarch Canal |
| |former_names = | | |former_names = |
| |modern_name = Aburvrigeen Canal<br>Kilikas-Vandrach Canal<br>KilVan Canal<br>The Northwest Passage | | |modern_name = Ereglasian Canal<br>Kilikas-Vandarch Canal<br>KilVan Canal<br>The Northwest Passage<br>The New Gate |
| |coordinates = | | |coordinates = |
| |engineer = | | |engineer = |
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| |original_boat_length_in = | | |original_boat_length_in = |
| |len_note = | | |len_note = |
| |beam_m = | | |beam_m = 77.5 |
| |original_beam = | | |original_beam = |
| |original_beam_in = | | |original_beam_in = |
| |beam_note = | | |beam_note = |
| |start_point = | | |start_point = Panormus Levantius |
| |original_start = | | |original_start = |
| |start_note = | | |start_note = |
| |end_point = | | |end_point = Vandmouth Port |
| |original_end = | | |original_end = |
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| |locks = | | |locks = None |
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| |length_km = | | |length_km = 225 |
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| |max_boat_draft = {{cvt|20.1|m}} | | |max_boat_draft = {{cvt|20.1|m}} |
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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==
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| 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.
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| 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. The [[Nahe#Ostmark|Ostmark]] region of [[Nahe|Prevalis]]. It was an underdeveloped border region between, but more importantly through it spanned the the narrowest part of the isthmus on the northern bank of the Vandrach. Following the inconclusive end of the [[Great War]] the newly formed [[League of Nations]] (LoN)sought proposals for peacetime efforts to bond nations together. In [[1958]] [[X]]'s canal design was selected by the Committee for Global Prosperity and Improvement, an ad hoc committee that had been established to select projects in the immediate post-war period. It was put to a vote in the [[League of Nations General Assembly]] on the final agenda before the winter recess and passed by a narrow majority. There was some minor resistance from [[Urcea]] and the delegation from the [[Deric States]]. They had expected support from their close allies in [[Burgundie]], hoping to vote as a newly formed [[Levantine Union]] bloc. [[Burgundie]] saw this as an opportunity to extend good will to northern [[Levantia|Levantine]] countries with whom they sought trade deals. Seen as a another example of [[Burgundie]] putting commerce ahead of a southern [[Levantia|Levantine solidarity]] it strained the [[Levantine Union]] almost to the breaking point. [[Caphiria]] and its allies voted in favor of the resolution to reduce [[Urcea]]'s power in northern [[Levantia]]. The northern [[Levantia|Levantine]] countries voted in favor of the resolution to celebrate their new agency and for economic gains. [[Kiravia]] voted in favor of the resolution to gain direct access to the heart of the [[Levantia|Levantine]] economy. The remaining of the members of the [[LoN]] voted in in about a 50/50 split, leaving the yays to take the day.
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| The construction contract was eventually given to [[Ladvner Construction]] who subcontracted much of the work out to the [[O'Shea Corporation]]. Ladvner would oversee strategic control, materials ordering, and hiring. O'Shea would conduct the day to day construction, receiving, and would be retained as the operations administration for 10 years after the completion of the canal, training the next generation of administrators. The canal was projected to hire, employ, house, and feed 15,000 workers and their families over the span of 10 years. Smaller, local construction companies from [[Nahe|Pervalis]] and [[Faneria]] were hired to build worker housing and commissaries along the canal route and the rail lines of both countries were contracted to extend to the canal zone to expedite worker travel and the shipment of materials.
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| This grand vision was almost immediately halted when in [[1960]] after only three months of preliminary construction, funding became and issue. Member states who had pledged funding to the Committee for Global Prosperity and Improvement's projects balked when the time came due to actually pay. The international effort ground to a halt despite local housing and rail line construction continuing.
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| ===Incidents of Note===
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| ====Canal Crisis====
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| {{Main|GaelWind#1992 Vandarch Canal Crisis}}
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| ====2019 Faucilh Sageta Obstruction====
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| 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 Grand Vandrach 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.
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| ==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==
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| [[Category:Yonderre]] | | [[Category:Yonderre]] |
| [[Category:Levantia]] | | [[Category:Levantia]] |
| | [[Category:Vandarch]] |
| | [[Category:Canonical Article]] |
| [[Category:IXWB]] | | [[Category:IXWB]] |
| | [[Category:Map Completion Project]] |
| Grand Vandarch Canal |
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 La corsette della sirene (Eng. The Mermaid's corset) the narrowest part of the Grand Vandarch Canal |
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| Length | 225 km (140 miles) |
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| Maximum boat beam | 77.5 m (254 ft 3 in) |
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| Maximum boat draft | 20.1 m (66 ft) |
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| Locks | None |
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| Status | Operational |
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| Navigation authority | Yonderre |
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| Modern name | Ereglasian Canal
Kilikas-Vandarch Canal
KilVan Canal
The Northwest Passage
The New Gate |
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| Construction began | 1959 |
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| Date completed | 1975 |
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| Start point | Panormus Levantius |
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| End point | Vandmouth Port |
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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).
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.
