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Polder — A polder is a low lying tract of land enclosed by embankments known as dikes, that forms an artificial hydrological entity, meaning it has no connection with outside water other than through man operated devices. There are three types of polders … Wikipedia
dike — dike1 diker, n. /duyk/, n., v., diked, diking. n. 1. an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river: They built a temporary dike of sandbags to keep the river from flooding the town. 2. a ditch. 3. a bank of earth… … Universalium
Haarlem Lake — ▪ polder, The Netherlands Dutch Haarlemmermeer, polder (area 45,700 acres [18,486 hectares]) coextensive with the gemeente (municipality) of Haarlemmermeer in western Netherlands. Originally, a number of lakes with a combined area of… … Universalium
Zuiderzee Works — The 32 km Afsluitdijk separates the IJsselmeer (right) from the Wadden Sea (left), protecting thousands of km² of land. The Zuiderzee Works (Dutch: Zuiderzeewerken) are a manmade system of dams, land reclamation and water drainage works, the… … Wikipedia
Flood control in the Netherlands — Without dikes, this part of the Netherlands would be flooded … Wikipedia
Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland — Part of War of the Second Coalition Departure of the Anglo Russian troops from Den He … Wikipedia
Ringvaart — The Ringvaart (known in full as Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer Polder) is a canal in the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. The Ringvaart (Dutch meaning ring canal ) is a true circular canal surrounding the Haarlemmermeer polder and… … Wikipedia
Kinderdijk — Coordinates: 51°53′N 4°38′E / 51.883°N 4.633°E / 51.883; 4.633 … Wikipedia
Flevoland — Infobox Dutch Province ename = Province of Flevoland dname = Provincie Flevoland common name = Flevoland location Clicksensitive map of provinces of the Netherlands|province=Flevoland capital = Lelystad largest city = Almere commissioner = mr.… … Wikipedia
Inundation of the Wieringermeer — On April 17, 1945, the German occupying forces inundated the polder Wieringermeer, the Netherlands.PreparationsIn the end of February or the beginning of March 1945 Dutch workers started to undermine the dike around the polder under German… … Wikipedia
Wieringerwerf — Dutch town locator maps mun town caption = The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Wieringerwerf in the municipality of Wieringermeer.Wieringerwerf (coord|52|51|N|5|2|E|type:city(5661)) is a town in the Dutch… … Wikipedia
