Juliana Canal (Julianakanaal)

General data
- Name: Juliana Canal (Julianakanaal)
- Water system: Meuse (Maas)
- Water type: Canal
- Source: Meuse (Maas)
- Progression: Meuse (Maas) -> Bergse Maas -> Amer (Meuse distributary) -> Hollands Diep -> Haringvliet estuary -> North Sea -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Temperate
- Continents: Europe
- Countries: Netherlands
Description
The Juliana Canal (Dutch: Julianakanaal [jyliˈjaːnaːkaːˌnaːl]; Limburgish: Julianakanaal [jyliˈjaːnɑkəˌnaːl]), named after Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, is a 36 km (22 mi) long canal in the southern Netherlands, providing a bypass of an unnavigable section of the river Meuse between Maastricht and Maasbracht. It is an important transport connection between the ports of the Rhine delta and the industrial areas of southern Limburg and southern Belgium.