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| | RedOrbit - Images Of The Day - Netherlands Dikes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | On the night of January 31, 1953, a combination of high spring tides and a strong windstorm caused the North Sea to surge onto coastal areas of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, causing a major natural disaster. |
 | | The southwestern coastline of the Netherlands, shown here, was especially vulnerable because it was composed of a series of islands crisscrossed with river outlets and estuaries. |
 | | This image shows the results of the Delta Works project on the islands of the Netherlands southernmost coastal province, known as Zealand, which translates to "Sea Land." Islands, once unconnected, are today linked by dikes and seawalls, and rivers and estuaries once open directly to the North Sea are enclosed as lakes. |
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