Landscape In The Netherlands

The Netherlands is a very flat country with almost 25% of its land at, or below sea level. Low rolling hills cover some of the central area, and in the far south, the land rises into the foothills of the Ardennes Mountains. Vaalserberg, the country’s highest point is located there, rising to 322 m (1053 ft).

Windmills in the Dutch Landscape (Kinderdijk)

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Landschaft in den Niederlanden

Over many centuries severe floods devastated the Netherlands, killing tens of thousands. Determined to save their homeland and reclaim it from the sea, the Dutch used countless windmills to pump water out of low-lying areas. They constructed man-made hills (polders), raising the level of farms and villages. In the early 1930’s the damming off the sea efforts continued when the Afsluitdijk (dike) was built.

Paisaje en los Países Bajos

Landschap in Nederland

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Paysage aux Pays-Bas

الصور ومقاطع الفيديو للمناظر الطبيعية في هولندا

Paesaggio nei Paesi Bassi

The Netherlands is crossed by hundreds of miles of navigable canals. One of the most important is the North Sea Canal, as it enables ocean-going ships to reach the port of Amsterdam. The central and southern Netherlands are positioned at the delta of four major rivers, including the Rhine, Meusse, Scheldt and Waal. The country’s largest lakes, IJsselmeer and Markermeer are both manmade, created by dikes.