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title: "The world's largest canal lock has recently been unveiled in which country?"  
description: "The world's largest canal lock has recently been unveiled in which country?"  
author: "Austin Dcruz"  
published: 2022-02-05  
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tags: ["current affair", "country", "largest canal lock"]  
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# The world's largest canal lock has recently been unveiled in which country?

The [world](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2334/what-would-occur-if-the-world-were-to-divide-in-half)'s largest canal lock has recently been unveiled in which [country](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2337/vikram-s-the-country-s-first-privately-developed-rocket-will-launch-on-november-15)?

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## Answers

### Answer by Stuti Gupta

> **The world's largest canal lock was opened at Ijmuiden, a tiny port city in the Port of Amsterdam, The [Netherlands.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands.)**

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The **[infrastructural project](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31667/which-country-is-to-host-3rd-annual-meeting-of-board-of-governors-of-asian-infrastructure-investment-bank),** which is **500 meters long and 70 meters** broad, provides **Amsterdam** with a 'larger front entrance.' It also took **3 years** more and cost around **€300 million** much more than anticipated. \
![The world](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/2103f3a1-c65d-4841-bb06-f1d8d05ca682/images/96d54351-7e8f-4798-8abf-a031922d0053.jpeg)\
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The **Dutch King, Willem-Alexander,** unveiled the globe's biggest canal lock on **Wednesday**. The major infrastructure project's **[development](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95474/which-state-ut-got-national-level-awards-for-covid-19-management-panchayat-development-index-at-24th-national-conference-on-e-governance-held-at-hyderabad)** **started in 2016** and was supposed to be completed by 2019. It also exceeded the original **[budget](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39368/which-state-government-has-launched-zero-budget-natural-farming-zbnf-project-to-promote-organic-farming) by roughly €300 million.** \
The **Ijmuiden [lock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_(water_navigation))**was built to **allow large, contemporary cargo ships to approach Amsterdam's port**. The construction is also deep enough that ships would no more need to stopfor a suitable **water level to reach the canal**. With a height of nearly nine meters above sea level, the building also serves as a **flood defense**. Locks are used to making a river more navigable or to allow a canal to cross uneven terrain. Later [**canals**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42051/how-did-the-spanish-american-war-help-create-support-for-building-the-panama-canal) employed ever bigger locks to provide a more direct path.


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