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This view needs an explanation. You are looking to a dike beside a large and big canal. It conects the Western and Eastern Scheldt rivers. The water level in the canal is higher than the countries beside it so it need dikes and locks on both sides. And made the peninsula an island .

[Heather]

Thank you for this explanation, Ferry. A great occasion of humans and nature working together. A nice shot- I love the expansiveness of the land with the little bumps of the buildings in the distance. Fav

[Esther Rosenberg]

Great information of how the dutch manage their water ways. I watch every night the dutch news (NPO1, eenVandaag, NOS and a few weeks ago a great discussion was that the dutch know very well how to keep water out, now with al the drought the dutch need to invent on how to keep the water better in :)
Great shot, what town do I dee where the church is?

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot

[Diana]

Great shot and such an interesting explanation.

[Wylie]

its a real challenge to keep the water at bay, and the Dutch are clearly experts!

[Pyrrhula]

@dutchothotmailcom : Kapelle

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful capture. Enjoyed reading your narrative. I presume Holland would be half its size if it weren't for these very important dykes.

[Pyrrhula]

@sangwann. Where I live I would definitely have wet feet.

[Agnes]

Beautiful picture

[Beth]

This make an interesting capture. I'm glad you explained it.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely shot.

[Fisher Family]

A lovely shot. I'm very impressed by the way your country does such a good job of land drainage and reclamation. Fav!

Ian

[Kathy]

What's curious to me is why they decided to build the dikes to prevent the land from being under water.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Your land is truly fascinating- a land that would be underwater if it wasn't for the creative way you've learned to manage the sea. Good shot!

[Pyrrhula]

@randystreat Humans started living in delta areas very early in their existence. There was fish, salt and fertile soil. In higher areas the water rarely came, but still. So they started to increase/and/or strengthen it. In the course of our history, +/- 300 villages have been swallowed up here. Even today mankind is looking for the coastal areas to live (ports) despite the dangers.

[Nina Ganci]

interesting