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IJsselmeer

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IJsselmeer , 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 navigation locks and drainage sluices (which control the lake's level) and carries a roadway connecting North Holland with Friesland . The IJssel River, from which the lake takes its name, is the chief feeder of the IJsselmeer. Considerable areas have been reclaimed from the former Zuider Zee since 1932. The largest of th... Read more

IJsselmeer
...land area of The Netherlands by more than 600 sq mi (1,600 sq km). Regulated by sluices, the formerly brackish water has been replaced by fresh water from the IJssel River, and eel fisheries have been established. IJsselmeer IJsselmeer IJsselmeer Read more

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Ijsselmeer Large lake in the nw Netherlands. It was formed in 1932 by the completion of a dyke that divided the Zuider Zee into the saline Wadden Zee and the freshwater Ijsselmeer. Length of dyke: 32km (20mi). Area: 1200sq km (460sq mi). Read more

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	Psychological force in a twin narrative ; ...were born to a farmer and his wife in north Holland, near the IJsselmeer. Though Helmer was the older by a few minutes, these "identical...swerves; the car rolls off the road and down the dike into the IJsselmeer. Henk, unconscious and trapped in the wreckage, is drowned... Read more
	Daily excursions out of Amsterdam simple as A-B-Zee ; ...between the two picturesque towns on the IJsselmeer, the freshwater lake formed by the impoundment...Hoorn or Enkhuizen farther east on the IJsselmeer. Your package ticket buys a seat on...is a sailing barge ride out onto the IJsselmeer from Hoorn's old harbor, as picturesque... Read more
	Biking in Holland // It inspires an Iowa judge to moo at a cow ; ...across Afsluitdijk, the longest dike in Holland. To our left was the restless North Sea. On our right, swans drifted on the Ijsselmeer, the inland lake that was once part of the sea. Closer, a highwayful of cars sped by. Had one of those drivers entered the... Read more
	World Scene: Netherlands ; Stick ship revives Viking voyage A Viking ship made from ice-cream sticks set sail across the Netherlands' IJsselmeer lake last week and its stuntman builder hopes to cross the Atlantic later. The 15-meter Thor was made from 15 million recycled... Read more
	Sailing: Encouragement for Walker and Covell ; IT WAS the survival of the fittest as Britain's Keelboat sailors enjoyed mixed fortunes on a blustery Ijsselmeer, at the Spa Olympic regatta in the Netherlands yesterday. In winds never below 20 knots and gusting as high as 30, Soling skipper... Read more
	THE SURF BEAT ; The police force in Zeewolde, the Netherlands, uses boardsailing as it attempts to control activities on the IJsselmeer, the inland sea that attracts hordes of water-sports enthusiasts. Occasionally, the officers practice in uniform. / AP photo CUMMIN;06/09 NKELLY;06/10,09:38 CAP66AM1 Read more
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	Close-knit town where everyone had a relative or friend in the disco- cafe ; ...the former Zuiderzee (now the inland Ijsselmeer lake), it epitomises Dutch enterprise...protects the town from invasion by the Ijsselmeer. A party of tourists from Japan, Italy...Protestant towns and villages around the Ijsselmeer. Volendam is regarded by its Calvinistic... Read more

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