IJmuiden is a port town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is the main town in the municipality of Velsen which lies mainly to the south-east. Including its large sea locks, it straddles the m
Satellite photo of IJmuiden and Velsen area
IJmuiden, view to a street (town hall at the background)
IJmuiden's Rear Range lighthouse
North Sea Canal's wide mouth
The North Sea Canal is a Dutch ship canal from Amsterdam to the North Sea at IJmuiden, constructed between 1865 and 1876 to enable seafaring vessels to reach the port of Amsterdam. This man-made chann
Mouth and locks at the North Sea.
Entrance to the South Locks from sea. Being the oldest locks in the complex, they are now the main passage for recreational vessels and smaller inland ships.