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Land reclaimed from the sea adjacent to the shore of Netherlands by constructing dikes and them pumping out the water trapped behind them?
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What is the largest area of polders in the Netherlands?
Former bodies of water like lakes where they reclaimed the land by pumping out the water. The entire province of Flevoland is a polder. It used to be a sea. The sea became a lake when they build a large dike called the afsluitdijk. Later they surrounded a large part of the water with dikes and pumped out the water thus creating land that is below sea level. Of the dutch landmass approx one third is below sea level.
What are the uses of windmills?
Windmills in Holland were put to use pumping water from land they reclaimed from the sea, they are also used to grind grains to make flour etc. Modern day wind turbines are used to generate electricity.
What are use of windmill?
Windmills in Holland were put to use pumping water from land they reclaimed from the sea, they are also used to grind grains to make flour etc. Modern day wind turbines are used to generate electricity.
Has the Netherlands lost land or gained land?
The Netherlands is a country occupying the area of a river delta and ti gains land by recovering it from the sea using sea defences, dykes and pumping. The land it gains is called "polders".
What is the pumping organ?
the heart is our pumping organ
Why are the Benelux countries sometimes called the Low Countries?
The majority of the land of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg is below sea level, hence these countries are referred to as the 'Low Countries'.These countries are also referred to as the Benelux countries, as this is a supranational organization these three neighbors belong to. The name was formed from each countries' spelling: BElgium, the NEtherlands, and LUXembourg.The majority of the land of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg is below sea level, hence these countries are referred to as the 'Low Countries'.These countries are also referred to as the Benelux countries, as this is a supranational organization these three neighbors belong to. The name was formed from each countries' spelling: BElgium, the NEtherlands, and LUXembourg.Because they are so low: a big part of The Netherlands and a smaller part of Belgium is even under sealevel.The highest point of Belgium is at 694 meters above sealevel, in The Netherlands not more than 322 meters.
When was Pumping - My Heart - created?
Pumping - My Heart - was created in 1976.
What is pumping organ?
In the body, the main pumping organ is the heart.
How do you avoid hand pumping on penis?
how to stop hand pumping
What is the duration of Pumping Iron?
The duration of Pumping Iron is 1.42 hours.
What is the theme song in pumping iron?
pumping ironhttp://ironage.us/PumpingIron.mp3
What are the two main phases of the action of the heart?
the pumping and the not pumping? diastollic and systollic?
