Afsluitdijk Barrier Dam, NL Photos

Afsluitdijk barrier dam was the result of the major land reclamation & flood protection project of the 1930's which created the outer Waddenzee and the inland freshwater lake Ijsselmeer. This barrier dam (32 km long) provides a fast causeway from North Holland to the Province of Friesland.

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Rows of windmills at Kinderdijk. Netherlands.Stormvloedkering, storm dyke at Oosterschelde. Netherlands.Boaters waiting in locks leading to sea in Afsluitdijk. Netherlands.Canal to the sea in Afsluitdijk. Netherlands.
Rows of windmills at Kinderdijk. Netherlands.Stormvloedkering, storm dyke at Oosterschelde. Netherlands.Boaters waiting in locks leading to sea in Afsluitdijk. Netherlands.Canal to the sea in Afsluitdijk. Netherlands.
Bicyclists riding along the 30 km dike in Afsliuitdijk. Netherlands.Beaches on coastline near Middleburg. Middelburg, Netherlands.

Bicyclists riding along the 30 km dike in Afsliuitdijk. Netherlands.Beaches on coastline near Middleburg. Middelburg, Netherlands.

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