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2013 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
44. Netherlands
verfasst von : C. J. Campbell
Erschienen in: Campbell's Atlas of Oil and Gas Depletion
Verlag: Springer New York
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Abstract
The Netherlands is a relatively small country of 41,000 km2 on the northwest coast of Europe. It lies on the delta of the River Rhine, bordering Germany and Belgium. A large, partly reclaimed, inland sea, known as the Zuider Zee, extends in from the North Sea, while a string of islands runs parallel with the coast. Most of the country is low-lying, with about one-fifth being below sea-level behind a complex system of dykes, some of which have been in existence since the Middle Ages. The delta is subsiding and the sea-level is rising, making the country increasingly vulnerable to floods: one flood in 1953, which was caused by storms and high tides, claimed the lives of over 2,000 people. Even so, the country supports a population of nearly 17 million.