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 | | Its south- eastern and southern boundaries are defined by the estuaries called the New Merwede, the Hollandsch Diep, the Volkerak, the Krammer, and Grevelingen, and the province includes the delta islands of Goeree (Goeclereede) and Overflakkee, Voorne and Putten, Rozenburg, Yselmonde, Hoeksche Waard, and Dordrecht. |
 | | The Hook (Hock) of Holland harbour, built at the mouth of the New Waterway (1866 1872) from Rotterdam, is the chief approach to Central Europe from Harwich on the east coast of England. |
 | | The market-gardening of the region called the Westland, between the Hague and the Hook of Holland, is remarkable, and large quantities of vegetables are exported to England. |
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