Scheldt

The Scheldt (Dutch: Schelde, French Escaut) is a 350 kmhttp://www.scheldenet.nl/?url=/nl/schelde_en_natuur2/atlas/inleiding long river that finds its origin in the north of France, enters Belgium and near Antwerp flows west into the Netherlands towards the North Sea. It is the main river through the Belgian cities of Ghent and Antwerp.

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Km - River - France - Belgium - Antwerp - The Netherlands - North Sea - Ghent

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Originally there were two branches from that point: the Oosterschelde (Eastern Scheldt) and the Westerschelde (Western Scheldt) but the river was in the 19th century cut off from its eastern (actually: northern) branch by a dike that connects Zuid-Beveland with the mainland (North Brabant). Today the river therefore continues into the Westerschelde estuary only, passing Terneuzen to reach the North Sea between Cadzand in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen and Vlissingen on Walcheren.

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Westerschelde - Zuid-Beveland - North Brabant - Estuary - Terneuzen - Cadzand - Zeeuws-Vlaanderen - Vlissingen - Walcheren

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