Scheldt

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Scheldt
The Scheldt in Antwerp
Course of the Scheldt
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Native name	Escaut (French) Schelde (Dutch)
Location
Countries	France Belgium Netherlands
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	France
• elevation	97 m (318 ft)
Mouth
• location	North Sea
• coordinates	51°25′51″N 3°31′44″E / 51.43083°N 3.52889°E / 51.43083; 3.52889
Length	360 km (220 mi)
Basin size	21,863 km2 (8,441 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	104 m3/s (3,700 cu ft/s)
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Schorren van de Beneden Schelde
Designated	4 March 1986
Reference no.	327[1]
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Westerschelde & Saeftinghe
Designated	9 April 1995
Reference no.	748[2]
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Vallées de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut
Designated	2 February 2020
Reference no.	2405[3]

The Scheldt (/ˈʃɛlt, ˈskɛlt/ SHELT, SKELT; French: Escaut [ɛsko]; Dutch: Schelde [ˈsxɛldə] ^ⓘ) is a 435-kilometre-long (270 mi)^[4] river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Its name is derived from an adjective corresponding to Old English sċeald ("shallow"), Modern English shoal, Low German schol, West Frisian skol, and obsolete Swedish skäll ("thin").^{[citation needed]}