Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Afsluitdijk (literally translated: shut-off-dyke) was completed in 1932, thereby shutting off the Zuiderzee (lit: Southern Sea) from the North Sea. [4] Until then, the Zuiderzee had been a large bay south of the North Sea which gave maritime access to five provinces of The Netherlands, and particularly during the Dutch Golden Age provided a protected entrance and exit for the harbour of ...
The use of the 12-hour clock in numeric writing is not standard practice, not even in informal writing, and writing e.g., "1.30" for 13:30 would be regarded as odd. The actual Dutch terms for a.m. and p.m. are respectively v.m. and n.m. ( voormiddag and namiddag ), but these are very old-fashioned and even more rare than the use of a.m. and p.m ...
Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) is the NATO name for the communication component of Link-16.. MIDS is an advanced command, control, communications, computing and intelligence system incorporating high-capacity, jam-resistant, digital communication links for exchange of near real-time tactical information, including both data and voice, among air, ground, and sea elements.
It is a small country with a total area of 41,545 km 2 (16,041 sq mi) [1] and ranked 131st. With a population of 17.4 million [ 2 ] and density of 521/km 2 (1,350/sq mi) makes it the second most densely populated member of the European Union after Malta , and the 12th most densely populated country in the world, behind only three countries with ...
On 1 May 1909, a government decree stipulated that the entirety of the Netherlands (including the Dutch railways) would be required by law to observe Amsterdam Time. [2] Daylight saving time was first attempted on 1 May 1916; the clock moved forwards one hour at 00:00 to UTC+01:19:32.13, and moved back on 1 October at 00:00. [6]
The Great Assembly of the States General in 1651. At the start of the Dutch Revolt the States General (who were then not continually in session) remained loyal to the overlord of the Habsburg Netherlands , Philip II of Spain (who did not have the title of King in the Netherlands, but held the title of duke and count in the several provinces ...
The neighbourhood attracted approximately 1.6 million visitors in 2014. It is served by Zaandijk Zaanse Schans railway station, 18 minutes away from Amsterdam Centraal station. [3] The Zaanse Schans houses seven museums — the Weavers House, the Cooperage, the Jisper House, Zaan Time Museum, Albert Heijn Museum Shop and the Bakery Museum. The ...
The Netherlands Coastguard (Dutch: Kustwacht Nederland) is civil organisation that carries out tasks on the Netherlands North Sea for six Ministries under administration of the Royal Netherlands Navy. [4] Its operational command falls under the Ministry of Defence, and the Royal Netherlands Navy is responsible for its coordination. [5]