HOLLAND BARRIERS - HOLLAND
After the flood of 1953, the Dutch (Holland or Netherland)
began to lay plans for the "Delta Project". It is a serie of dikes
and dams that would complete the North Sea protection works. The Ducht
also build the afsluitdijk this is a dike which is from the North Holland till Friesland.
This dike is 32km long and takes many years work. The latest flood barrier is the Measlandkering
that the 2 curved steel wall with keeps the water out are 325m long and 22m high.
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