Wonders3 - North Sea Protection Works

Title

North Sea Protection Works

Latitude

52.99075

Longitude

5.15083

Place

Netherlands

Geocoding Status

The geocoder found no matches.

World_Time

Modern

Image_Url

/thumbnails/NorthSea.png

Link_Url

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_Protection_Works

Brief

Built to prevent the Netherlands, which is below sea level, from being flooded during severe storms

Year_Constructed

1984

Description

The dam is 300 feet wide at sea level and 25 feet high at the level of its causeway

Description_2

Helps keep the Netherlands from being flooded, since much of it lies below sea level. It also provides the people of the Netherlands with a lot of farmland

Tooltips

<img width='55px' height='38px' src='http://wondersoftheworld.idvsolutions.com/Shared%20Documents/thumbnails/NorthSea.png'> North Sea Protection Works Type: Modern Location: Netherlands Built: 1984

Details

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 North Sea Protection Works</td>
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 Modern</td>
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 Netherlands</td>
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 The dam is 300 feet wide at sea level and 25 feet high at the level of its causeway</td>
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 Helps keep the Netherlands from being flooded, since much of it lies below sea level. It also provides the people of the Netherlands with a lot of farmland</td>
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<td><a target='_blank' href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_Protection_Works'>
 Wikipedia</a>
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LargeImage

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