🚢 Canal Locks of the World

These are notable canal locks — the gated chambers and staircases of flights that lift and lower boats between water levels, engineering marvels of the canal age. Each profile shows where the lock is, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

371 canal locks from 22 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any canal lock for its full profile.

Americas (142) Asia (3) Europe (225)

Americas (142 canal locks)

Asia (3 canal locks)

Europe (225 canal locks)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.