The Scheldt is a 435-kilometre-long river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Its name is derived from a
The Scheldt in Antwerp
"View of Antwerp with the frozen Scheldt" (1590) by Lucas van Valckenborch
U.S. President Harry S. Truman and Secretary of State James F. Byrnes wave at HMS Hambledon while on board the USS Augusta on the river Scheldt as they head to the Potsdam Conference on 15 July 1945
Aerial view of the Scheldt estuary, looking toward Antwerp from the northwest
The Western Scheldt, in the province of Zeeland in the southwestern Netherlands, is the estuary of the Scheldt river. This river once had several estuaries, but the others are now disconnected from th
Satellite image of the Scheldt delta showing the Western Scheldt at low tide