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Land reclamation in the netherlands
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Report on Land Reclamation in the Netherlands To create the zuider zee they had to pump a whole distributary until it was dry. The land created was used for farming, which was incredibly useful and was put into great use. The land, which was created, was in great demand and there was in average a demand of 12 farmers per farm. THE POLDERS: Wieringermeer This was the first polder to be built as part of the Zuiderzee works. construction began in 1929 before, Afsluitdijk, the main dyke separating the North Sea from what was to become Lake IJsselmeer which was finished in 1933. Therefore the dykes of the Wieringermeer polder had to be tough enough to restrain the rough sea. Noordoostpolder This was the third polder to be built which was not fully drained until 1942 and played a vital role for the Dutch Underground resistance during World War II, as the fresh polder...
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