Canal de Saint-Quentin
canal, France
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The Canal de Saint-Quentin is a canal in northern France that connects the Somme River to the Escaut (Scheldt) River. This waterway is part of a larger network linking Paris and Flanders. The town of Saint-Quentin itself is situated on the Somme River at the junction with this canal. The canal's upper valley was strategically important during World War I.12
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