Tuesday, 24 November 2015

HOLLAND

HOLLAND IS UNUSUAL

There is a saying 'God created the world but the Dutch created Holland.' Holland (Netherlands) is a low-lying country where more than two-fifths of the land is below sea-level at high tide. Dutch engineers have reclaimed much of this flat land by building dykes (sea walls) to hold back the sea. The marshy areas behind the dykes are drained and turned into fertile farmland. By doing this the Dutch have gradually increased the land area of their country.

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