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Hoek van Holland

Hoek van Holland or Hook of Holland, district of Rotterdam, W Netherlands, on the North Sea. It is an outer port of Rotterdam , with which it is connected by the New Waterway. It is a terminus for ships that cross the English Channel from Harwich , England.

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Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland) The Netherlands Descriptively named ‘Corner of Holland’.

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Hook of Holland see Hoek van Holland .

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