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Göta Canal

American  
[-duh] / ˈyœ də /

noun

  1. a canal system in S Sweden, connecting Göteborg with the Baltic Sea.


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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 Howard, Velma Swanston

Among the many excellent canals of Sweden may be mentioned the Göta Canal, which was commenced by Charles XII. in the early part of the last century, but was not entirely completed until 1832.

From The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses by Larrabee, William

The vessel was then towed along the coast to Gothenburg, and through the Göta Canal to Stockholm, and finally crossed the Baltic to St. Petersburg.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Leslie, Alexander, fl. 1879-1882

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 Optic, Oliver

For several years John commanded his six hundred men at the Göta Canal, and then he decided to enter the army.

From Historic Boyhoods by Holland, Rupert Sargent