in the Netherlands we call reclaimed land "polders"
They reclaimed it from the North Sea, not land.
Land is being reclaimed from the sea.
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The dutch province of Flevoland was reclaimed from the 'Zuiderzee' (South Sea).
The European nation that has had much land reclaimed from the sea is the Netherlands. Much of the nation is below sea level and is protected by a vast system of dikes that hold the water back.
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The Netherlands has reclaimed land from the sea to create more land for itself.
The Netherlands is known for reclaiming land from the sea to enlarge its borders through a process called poldering. This has been done for centuries to increase the country's habitable land and protect against flooding.