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Göta

British  
/ ˈjøːta /

noun

  1. a river in S Sweden, draining Lake Vänern and flowing south-southwest to the Kattegat: forms part of the Göta Canal, which links Göteborg in the west with Stockholm in the east. Length: 93 km (58 miles)

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The geese had left Öberg district, and travelled toward the east along Göta Canal.

From The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Velma Swanston Howard

“We have lost Göta Canal and the falls.”

From Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark by Oliver Optic

The instructer described the Wenern and Wettern Lakes, and the Göta Canal, which passes through them.

From Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark by Oliver Optic

So it was decided that the twins should go to Göteborg with their father by way of the Göta Canal.

From Gerda in Sweden by Etta Austin Blaisdell McDonald

Soon after, pilots were taken, and the vessels stood into the harbor of Gottenburg, which is formed by the mouth of Göta River.

From Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark by Oliver Optic

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