Saint Petersburg: Canal

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Winter Canal

Nestled in the heart of Saint Petersburg, the Winter Canal (Zimnyaya Kanavka) is a quintessential example of the city's rich historical tapestry and architectural grandeur. This canal in Russia, though modest in size, is steeped in the charm and elegance that is...

Swan Canal

Nestled in the heart of Saint Petersburg, Russia, the Swan Canal is a picturesque waterway that offers a tranquil escape from the bustling city streets. Known locally as Lebyazhya Kanavka, this charming canal stretches for approximately one kilometer, connecting the...

Griboyedov Canal

The Griboyedov Canal or Kanal Griboyedova is a canal in Saint Petersburg, constructed in 1739 along the existing Krivusha river. In 1764–90, the canal was deepened and the banks were reinforced and covered with granite. The Griboyedov Canal starts from the Moyka River near the Field of Mars. It flows into the Fontanka River.

Kryukov Canal

Kryukov Canal is one of the Canals in central Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Obvodny Canal

Obvodny Canal is the longest canal in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which in the 19th century served as the southern limit of the city.

Volga–Baltic Waterway

The Volga–Baltic Waterway, formerly known as the Mariinsk Canal System, is a series of canals and rivers in Russia which link the Volga with the Baltic Sea via the Neva. Like the Volga–Don Canal, it connects the biggest lake on Earth, the Caspian Sea, to the World Ocean.

Fontanka

The Fontanka, a left branch of the river Neva, flows through the whole of Central Saint Petersburg, Russia – from the Summer Garden to Gutuyevsky Island. It is 6.7 kilometres long, with a width up to 70 metres, and a depth up to 3.5 metres. The Moyka River forms a right-bank branch of the Fontanka.

Moyka

The Moyka is a secondary, in comparison with the Neva, river in Saint Petersburg that encircles the central portion of the city, effectively making it an island or a group of islands together with the Neva, Fontanka, Griboyedov Canal and shorter canals like Kryukov.

Ligovsky Canal

The Ligovsky Canal is one of the longest canals of Saint Petersburg. Constructed in 1721, it is 23 kilometres long. Its purpose was to supply water for the fountains of the Summer Garden.

Kronverksky Strait

The Kronverksky Strait is a narrow channel separating Petrogradsky and Zayachy islands in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It forms an arc approximately 1 kilometre long, about 50 metres wide and 4 metres deep.

Great Neva

The Great Neva or Bolshaya Neva is the largest armlet of the river Neva. It starts near the Spit of Vasilievsky Island. The Great Neva is 3.5 kilometres long; the width is from 200 to 400 metres and the depth up to 12.8 metres.

Great Nevka

The Great Nevka or Bolshaya Nevka is an arm of the Neva that begins about 1 kilometre below the Liteyny Bridge in Saint Petersburg.

Little Neva

The Little Neva or Malaya Neva is the second largest distributary of the river Neva. The Neva splits into Great Neva and Little Neva near the Spit of Vasilievsky Island, in the historic centre of the city of Saint Petersburg.

Smolenka

The Smolenka is a minor river in the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is one of the armlets of the Neva forming its delta. It branches off the Malaya Neva armlet at 59°57′00″N 30°16′25″E, and flows through the Smolensky Cemetery into the Gulf of Finland, separating Decembrists' Island from the Vasilievsky Island.

Karpovka

The Karpovka is a small river of the Neva basin in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It separates Aptekarsky Island from Petrogradsky Island.

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