IJmuiden sea lock

IJmuiden Sea Lock
IJmuiden Sea Lock
Zeesluis IJmuiden
	52°27′59″N 4°36′47″E / 52.466358°N 4.612942°E
Waterway	North Sea Canal
Country	Netherlands
County	Velsen
First built	January 2022
Length	500 m (1,640 ft 5 in)
Width	70 m (229 ft 8 in)
Fall	Varies according to sea-level

The IJmuiden sea lock ( Dutch : zeesluis IJmuiden ) serving Port of Amsterdam via the North Sea Canal is the largest lock in the world when considering dimensions. ^[1]^[2] The lock, situated in IJmuiden in the municipality of Velsen , was opened on 26 January 2022 in the presence of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands . The locks of IJmuiden have a history dating back to 1876, when the largest lock of that era was opened.

References [ edit ]

^ "Officiele opening van de grootste zeesluis ter wereld" . Port of Amsterdam . 26 January 2022 . Retrieved 2022-01-22 .
^ van den Buijs, Dennis (26 January 2022). " "Nederlanders kunnen niet rekenen": waarom Antwerpen en niet Amsterdam de grootste zeesluis ter wereld heeft" . VRT . Retrieved 30 March 2022 .

[1] "Officiele opening van de grootste zeesluis ter wereld" . Port of Amsterdam . 26 January 2022 . Retrieved 2022-01-22 .

[2] van den Buijs, Dennis (26 January 2022). " "Nederlanders kunnen niet rekenen": waarom Antwerpen en niet Amsterdam de grootste zeesluis ter wereld heeft" . VRT . Retrieved 30 March 2022 .

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