The Telemark Canal (Telemarkskanalen)

The Telemark Canal stretches 105 kilometres from Skien to Dalen. The Canal consists of eight locks with a total of 18 lock chambers, and a difference in height of 72 metres. The Telemark Canal was hewn out of the rocks by hand well over 100 years ago, and when completed in 1892. Europeans described it as the ”eighth wonder of the world”. 500 men had worked for five years to dynamite their way through the rocks.

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Telemarken Passanger Boat In Telemarkkanalen, The Telemark Canal (Telemarkskanalen), Norway

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Boats By Telemarkskanalen, The Telemark Canal (Telemarkskanalen), Norway

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Old Boat By Telemarkskanalen, The Telemark Canal (Telemarkskanalen), Norway

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The Tallest Lock - Vrangfoss, The Telemark Canal (Telemarkskanalen), Norway

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Entrance To The Lock Chamber, The Telemark Canal (Telemarkskanalen), Norway

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Opening The Lock Chamber, The Telemark Canal (Telemarkskanalen), Norway

Opening The Lock Chamber

Enjoying The Telemakskanalen, The Telemark Canal (Telemarkskanalen), Norway

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Manual Service Of The Telemarkskanalen, The Telemark Canal (Telemarkskanalen), Norway

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Manual Service Of The Lock Chambers, The Telemark Canal (Telemarkskanalen), Norway

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Landscape Of Upper Telemarkscanalen, The Telemark Canal (Telemarkskanalen), Norway

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Landscape Of The Telemarkskanalen, The Telemark Canal (Telemarkskanalen), Norway

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First Czech Boat On Telemarskanalen?, The Telemark Canal (Telemarkskanalen), Norway

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