IJsselmeer
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The IJsselmeer, also known as Lake IJssel in English, is a closed-off freshwater lake in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland. It covers an area of
Hindeloopen, view of the IJsselmeer
Traditional boat on the IJsselmeer
Frozen IJsselmeer, near lighthouse De Ven
Afsluitdijk
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The Afsluitdijk is a major dam and causeway in the Netherlands. It was constructed between 1927 and 1932 and runs from Den Oever in North Holland province to the village of Zurich in Friesland provinc
IJsselmeer
…approved the Zuiderzee Works, a major hydraulic engineering project that involved building dykes, draining parts of the Zuiderzee, and constructing the Afsluitdijk to keep tides and high water out. Construction began in 1927, and in 1932 the Zuiderzee was closed off by the Afsluitdijk, a 32-kilometre (20 mi) dyke…
Afsluitdijk in red
Afsluitdijk with the Wadden Sea (a part of the North Sea) on the left and the IJsselmeer on the right
Closing the last gap 'De Vlieter' in 1932
Observation tower as seen from pedestrian bridge