North Sea Canal
![](/Images/godic/202501/30/Nzkanaal34036.jpg")
![](/Images/godic/202501/30/Location_Noordzeekanaal4036.PNG")
![Historic map of Velsen showing the western portion of the IJ and the planned route of the canal.](/Images/godic/202501/30/Velsen4036.gif")
![Satellite photo](/Images/godic/202501/30/Noordzeekanaal_4.78260E_52.41452N4036.jpg")
The North Sea Canal (Dutch:Noordzeekanaal) is a Dutch ship canal from Amsterdam to the North Sea at IJmuiden, constructed between 1865 and 1876 to enable seafaring vessels to reach the port of Amsterdam. This man-made channel terminates at Amsterdam in the closed-off IJ Bay, which in turn connects to the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal.