Look up: IJsselmeer

1. IJsselmeer
   shallow freshwater lake, northern and central Netherlands. It was formed from the southern part of the former Zuiderzee by the building of a dam ... [5 related articles]
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2. IJsselmeer
   IJsselmeer (ī'sulmār") , shallow freshwater lake, NW Netherlands, bordering on the provinces of North Holland, Utrecht, Gelderland, Overijssel, and Friesland. It was formed from the old Zuider Zee by the construction of a dam (completed 1932). The dam, 19 mi (31 km) long, has nav...
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3. IJsselmeer
   Lake in the Netherlands, area 1,217 sq km/470 sq mi. It was formed in 1932 after the Zuider Zee was cut off from the North Sea by a dike 32 km/20 mi long (the Afsluitdijk); it has been freshwater since 1944. The rivers Vecht, IJssel, and Zwatewater flow into the lake. Four polders (reclaimed flatlands) have been recov...
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4. IJsselmeer
   | type = inflow = IJssel, ˌɛi̯sÉ™lˈmeːr-->; sometimes translated as `Lake IJssel`, alternative international spelling: `Lake Yssel`) is a shallow artificial lake of 1100 km² in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland,...
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