Saimaa Canal

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Saimaa Canal, a navigable canal. On the territory of Finland and the Soviet Union, on the Karelian Isthmus. It associates a system of Lake Saimaa in Lappeenranta near the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea from Vyborg. The channel length of 43 km (multiple gateways). Built in 1845-56. Renovated in 1968. Available for river and lake vessels; turnover of about 0, 4 million. tonnes (1973). The main cargoes: wood, board, pulp, paper, mineral fuels and chemical raw materials and metals. In accordance with the agreement in 1962 between the Soviet Union and Finland to the Soviet part of the S.. And Small Island Vysotsky leased to Finland for a period of 50 years.



Dimensions
• Length:
o of the land - 42, 9 km (19, 6 km - in Russian, 23, 3 km - in Finland),
o Maritime fairway - 14, 4 km.
• Width - from 34 to 55 m.
• Depth (lowest) - 5 m.
• The difference in levels between Lake Saimaa and the Gulf - 75, 7 m.
• Permitted dimensions of vessels:
o length - 82 m 0,
o Width - 12 2 m,
o draft - 4, 35 m (recommended - 4, 2 m),
o Mast height - 24, 5 m.
• Number of border signs, mark the boundaries of the lease area from other territory of the Russian Federation 217.



Facilities
Gateways
In Finland there are three gateway:
• Mustola
• Mälk
• Soskua
On the territory of Russia - the five:
• Päll
• silty
• Flower
• Iskrovka
• Brusnichnoe
The largest gateway - Mälk, level difference - 12, 4 m. The smallest gateway - Flower, level difference - 5, 5 m.



And now more about the work and the appointment of an incredible shlyuzov.Zrelische try peredat.Reportazh at different times and so few
Gateway Iskrovka



We are located at the top of the Gateway is filled with water and locked Worth.



These are powerful sluice gates.



We bottom gateway under the bridge.



And now Comrades gateway empty ...



When you open the gate ...



Mosh !!!



Quality !!!



And the reliability of facilities !!!



Channel enables navigation of the inland waters of Eastern Finland in Russia and Europe. On Russian territory Saimaa Canal provides access to the port of Vysotsk and Vyborg. For many routes it is an extension of the Volga-Baltic waterway

So it was before the renovation.



And were the gateways.



Now, dear Comrades - what actually gateways and how they work.



The ship enters the lock gates open water discharge begins.



The vessel is lowered to the desired level.
Reporting is carried out with a third gateway Flower.



Closes barrier.



Such warnings at all.



Because he climbs.
I note that virtually all controls one person from the last lock on our territory Päll



The ship begins to move safely.



Passes



Please note how the accuracy and skill of navigation.



The vessel leading Finnish pilot.



Golf passage to the last command will be allowed the crew.



The distance between the walls of at least 10 one-touch santimetrov.Ni !!!



Of the 42, 9 km channel 23, 3 km belong to Finland, and 19, 6 km leased from Russia. For Finland pays rent of about 300 thousand dollars a year, maintenance costs are estimated at 10 million EUR. *
Currently, negotiations between Finland and Russia to extend the lease of the Russian part of the channel after 2013. Despite some differences, it is expected that a new agreement will be signed.

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Saimaa Canal became the largest gateway channel in Finland, its share of the freight traffic channel in the second half of the XIX century, more than 50%, and in the first years of the XX century was considerable. In addition, the channel contributed to the development of tourism. After the revolution the channel together with the Karelian isthmus was on the territory of Finland. Navigation on the channel continued, though much reduced passenger traffic, deprived of basic passenger - wealthy St. Petersburg.



Gateway closed the movement continues.



The number of boundary marks, marks the border area rent from other territory of the Russian Federation 217.
In contrast to the border-painted vertically.



Immediately before the Soviet-Finnish war, the Finns held a training for the use of the channel as a barrier. Dams were built to provide the flooding of the area adjacent to the channel, if the Soviet troops break through the Mannerheim Line. Flooding was made, but that did not stop the Red Army. After the Soviet-Finnish war border of the USSR and Finland took place in such a way that the channel is turned in part on Soviet partially - on Finnish territory, so that its use required an intergovernmental agreement, in order to achieve that the conditions were unsuitable. Once in 1941, the Karelian Isthmus was again captured by the Finns, the channel resulted in a working condition and used to supply the army, and later - to evacuate. After the armistice, the channel was back on the territories of the two countries and the movement on it stopped. In addition, almost one hundred years have passed since the construction, the channel structures are dilapidated and in need of extensive renovation.



After the war, since 1948, on the initiative of Finland negotiated for the Soviet Union Canal rent Finland. The process went slowly, mainly because of the opposition of the idea in Finland - actively criticized opposition politicians, is trying to negotiate a lease, since the conclusion of such a contract would be an indirect recognition of Finland, established at the end of the war with the USSR borders. However, in 1963 the two countries had ratified the lease Channel Islands and Small Vysotsky for the handling and storage of goods until 2013. The leased area also includes the area between the highway Nuyyama - Brusnichnoe and by channel. Finns immediately began reconstruction. Gateways have been enlarged, and then there were eight. The canal was reopened August 5, 1968 by President Urho Kekkonen of Finland.

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All Komrad I finished.
A couple of pictures not poshli.Izvinyayte.
Even the channel present is such bunkerage refueling sudov.Ob share it next time.



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