Volga–Don Canal
Volgograd Oblast, Russia
Lenin Volga–Don Shipping Canal (Volga-Donskoy sudokhodniy kanal imeni V. I. Lenina, abbreviated, VDSK) is a ship canal in Russia. It connects the Volga and the Don at their closest points. Opened in 1952, its length is 101 km (63 mi), 45 km (28 mi) of which is through rivers and reservoirs. The canal forms a part of the Unified Deep Water System of European Russia. Together with the lower Volga and the lower Don, the canal provides the shortest navigable connection between the Caspian Sea and the world's oceans via the Sea of Azov, the Black Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea.
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