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What was the purpose of Flevoland?

What was the purpose of Flevoland?

One reclamation project resulted in Flevoland. After a major flood it was decided to tame the Zuiderzee, a large, shallow inlet of the North Sea, to improve flood protection and also create additional land for agricultural use.

Who created the Flevopolder project?

For centuries, water dominated our life. But in the 17th century we turned the tables. Water works engineers then began to look with eager eyes at what was called the Zuiderzee. Hendric Stevin, an engineer for water works, came up with the idea to tame the Zuiderzee.

How much of the Netherlands is man made?

Much of the modern land reclamation has been done as a part of the Zuiderzee Works since 1918. As of 2017, roughly 17% of the total land area of the Netherlands is land reclaimed from either sea or lakes.

What polder means?

Polder, tract of lowland reclaimed from a body of water, often the sea, by the construction of dikes roughly parallel to the shoreline, followed by drainage of the area between the dikes and the natural coastline.

What is the largest artificial island in the world?

Flevopolder
By far and away the world’s largest artificial island is the 374.5-square-mile Flevopolder in Flevoland, Netherlands.

Does Holland still exist?

The two provinces of Noord- and Zuid-Holland together are Holland. The 12 provinces together are the Netherlands. Holland is often used when all of the Netherlands is meant.

Why are people from Netherlands called Dutch?

Over time, English-speaking people used the word Dutch to describe people from both the Netherlands and Germany, and now just the Netherlands today. The word Holland literally meant “wood-land” in Old English and originally referred to people from the northern region of the Netherlands.

Why would someone build a polder?

To reclaim lands that are below low-tide level, the water must be pumped over the dikes. If a sediment-laden stream can be diverted into the polder area, the sediment may serve to build up the polder bottom to a higher level, thus facilitating drainage.