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These water bodies encompass natural and artificial lakes of varying sizes, peat puddles and fens. The total combined surface area of the lakes larger than 50 hectares (120 acres) is 2,500 square kilometres (970 sq mi). [2] While a comprehensive list of past and present lakes in the Netherlands is not available, selected lists can be found. [3]
Sailing on the river Zijp, one of the connecting waterways Historical map of the lakes in 1617. The Kagerplassen (a Dutch term meaning "the Kaag Lakes") is a small lake system in South Holland located to the northeast of Leiden. [1] The Kaag Lakes are a popular area for boating, watersports, fishing, camping and walking.
This category is for articles pertaining to lakes and reservoirs in Netherlands. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. A.
Hindeloopen, view of the IJsselmeer. The IJsselmeer [a] (Dutch: [ˌɛisəlˈmeːr] ⓘ; West Frisian: Iselmar, Dutch Low Saxon: Iesselmeer), also known as Lake IJssel in English, [3] is a closed-off freshwater lake in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland.
There are many large and small lakes in the Frisian Lakes area, plus a number of them that are not directly in this South-Western part of Friesland, but are still commonly included when referring to the Frisian Lakes. Below is an incomplete list of the most prominent ones. Note that the Frisian names, here indicated in italic, are the official ...
Bodies of water of the Dutch Caribbean (2 C, 1 P) ... Lakes of the Netherlands (2 C, 28 P) N. North Sea (14 C, 55 P) R. Rivers of the Netherlands (4 C, 88 P) S.
In the Netherlands, the bordering lakes (in Dutch: Randmeren) are a chain of lakes which separate the Flevopolder and Noordoostpolder from the ancient lands of the provinces of Gelderland, Utrecht, Overijssel and Friesland. [1]
The Veluwe (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈveːlyʋə] ⓘ) is a forest-rich ridge of hills (1100 km 2; 420 sq. mi.) in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. The Veluwe features many different landscapes, including woodland, heath, some small lakes and Europe's largest sand drifts.