Charlie Buttrey

November 25, 2024

On a day when I couldn’t find anything of interest on the interwebs to share with my gentle readers, I was reflecting on my trip last week to Amsterdam.

Amsterdam is notably a city of canals. In fact, there are, according to Mr. Google, some 165 canals in the city.

That led me to ponder: what city has the most canals in the world?

Amsterdam? Venice?

Wrong. Birmingham, UK not only has more canals than Amsterdam (over 200), it also has more miles of canals — Birmingham has over 100 miles of canals (compared to Amsterdam’s 65).  Venice, meanwhile, has about 150 canals, which cover a mere 26 miles.

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