The Vistula Spit canal, officially known as the Nowy Świat ship canal, is a canal across the Polish section of the Vistula Spit that creates a second connection between the Vistula Lagoon and Gulf of
Aerial view of the Vistula Spit canal
The canal under construction in January 2020
The canal under construction in July 2021
The lock of the Vistula Spit canal
The Vistula Lagoon is a brackish water lagoon on the Baltic Sea roughly 90 kilometres long, 10 to 24 kilometres wide, and up to 5 metres deep, separated from the Gdańsk Bay by the Vistula Spit. It is
Vistula Spit canal
…ship canal (Polish: Kanał żeglugowy Nowy Świat), is a canal across the Polish section of the Vistula Spit that creates a second connection between the Vistula Lagoon and Gulf of Gdańsk. It allows ships to enter the Vistula Lagoon and the port of Elbląg without having to rely on the Russian Strait of Baltiysk, saving…
The western part of Vistula Lagoon on the official nautical chart issued by the Hydrographic Office of the Polish Navy in 2024
The estern part of Vistula Lagoon on the official nautical chart issued by the Hydrographic Office of the Polish Navy in 2024
Small port on the Vistula Lagoon in Frombork, Poland