Volga-Caspian canal

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• Volga-Don Canal — Lenin Volga Don Shipping Canal ( ru. Волго Донской судоходный канал имени В. И. Ленина, abbreviated ВДСК, VDSK ) is a canal which connects the Volga River and the Don River at their closest points. The length of the waterway is 101 km (45 km… …   Wikipedia

• Caspian Sea — As captured by …   Wikipedia

• Volga River — Geobox River name = Volga River native name = Волга other name = other name1 = image size = 300 image caption = Volga in Yaroslavl (autumn morning) country = Russia country1 = state = state1 = region = region1 = district = district1 = city =… …   Wikipedia

• Volga–Baltic Waterway — For a medieval trade route, see Volga trade route. Map of the Volga–Baltic Waterway. The Volga–Baltic Waterway, formerly known as the Mariinsk Canal System (Russian: Мариинская водная система), is a series of canals and rivers in Russia which… …   Wikipedia

• Volga River — River, western Russia. Europe s longest river and the principal waterway of western Russia, it rises in the Valdai Hills northwest of Moscow and flows 2,193 mi (3,530 km) southeastward to empty into the Caspian Sea. It is used for power… …   Universalium

• Volga Hydroelectric Station — The Volga Hydroelectric Station or Volga GES ( ru. Волжская ГЭС) also known as the 22nd Congress of the CPSU Stalingrad/Volgograd Hydroelectric Power Station ( ru. Сталинградская/Волгоградская ГЭС имени XXII съезда КПСС), is the largest… …   Wikipedia

• Canal — Canals are artificial channels for water. There are two types of canals: water conveyance canals, which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water, and waterways, which are navigable transportation canals used for passage of goods and… …   Wikipedia

• Caspian Sea —    The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest enclosed body of water, technically categorizing it as a lake. The sea is intercontinental in nature, separating Europe from Asia, with a surface area of 371,000 square kilometers and a maximum depth of 1 …   Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation

• Canal de Marseille — The Canal de Marseille [Not to be confused with the canal de Marseille au Rhône , used for navigation or with the canal de Provence, which is the second source of drinking water for Marseille] is a major source of drinking water for the city of… …   Wikipedia

• Manych Ship Canal — The Manych Ship Canal is a projected water transport connection between the basins of the Sea of Azov/Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. The most probable technical parameters of Manych Ship Canal are 6.5 m in depth, 80 m in width and more than 75… …   Wikipedia

• Eurasia Canal — The Eurasia Canal is a proposed 700 km (430 mi) long canal connecting the Caspian Sea to the Black Sea. The canal is intended to provide a shorter route for shipping than the existing Volga Don Canal system of waterways. Background On June 15,… …   Wikipedia