Haarlemmermeer
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Haarlemmermeer is a municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Haarlemmermeer is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water. The name Haarlemmermeer means 'H
Windmill in Hoofddorp
Pumping Station Cruquius
Cruquiusmuseum entrance, taken from Cruquiusmuseum park
TransPort Building – Houses head offices of Martinair and Transavia.com
Polder
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A polder is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are:
Haarlemmermeer
…Haarlemmermeer (Dutch pronunciation: ) is a municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Haarlemmermeer is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water. The name Haarlemmermeer means 'Haarlem's lake', referring to the body of water from which the region was…
Aerial view of Flevopolder, the Netherlands
Pumping station in Zoetermeer, Netherlands: The polder lies lower than the surrounding water on the other side of the dike. The Archimedes' screws are clearly visible.
The Yser river and West Flemish polders near Diksmuide
Friedrichskoog is a polder in Schleswig-Holstein