page_title: Vistula Spit canal
hierarchical_section_title: Vistula Spit canal
caption_attribution_description: English: Location of a proposed Nowy Świat canal connecting Gdańsk Bay and Vistula Lagoon across Vistula Spit. Location of a proposed Nowy Świat canal connecting Gdańsk Bay and Vistula Lagoon across Vistula Spit. This map of western part of Vistula Spit was created from OpenStreetMap project data, collected by the community. This map may be incomplete, and may contain errors. Don't rely solely on it for navigation.
context_page_description: The Vistula Spit canal is a planned canal across the Polish section of the Vistula Spit that will create a second connection between the Vistula Lagoon and Gdańsk Bay. It will allow ships to enter the Vistula Lagoon and the port of Elbląg without having to rely on the Russian Strait of Baltiysk, saving a 100 km journey. The works started in February 2019. It is planned to be 1305 m in length and will allow ships of draft up to 4 m, length up to 100 m, and beam up to 20 m. It is planned to be completed in 2022.
  The planned canal location is between the villages of Skowronki and Przebrno.
context_section_description: The Vistula Spit canal (official name Nowy Świat ship canal, Polish: Kanał żeglugowy Nowy Świat) is a planned canal across the Polish section of the Vistula Spit that will create a second connection between the Vistula Lagoon and Gdańsk Bay. It will allow ships to enter the Vistula Lagoon and the port of Elbląg without having to rely on the Russian Strait of Baltiysk, saving a 100 km journey. The works started in February 2019. It is planned to be 1305 m in length and will allow ships of draft up to 4 m, length up to 100 m, and beam up to 20 m. It is planned to be completed in 2022. 
  The planned canal location is between the villages of Skowronki and Przebrno.
caption: Planned location of the Vistula Spit canal
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