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Diagrammatic sketch showing the stages for closing the Netherlands estuaries:
FIRST STAGE: RECLAMATION OF A MAJOR PART OF THE ZUIDERZEE BEHIND THE 30 KM ENCLOSING DAM. THIS PROJECT IS IN FULL
PROGRESS AND HAS BEEN PARTLY COMPLETED.
SECOND STAGE: THE ISLANDS IN THE PROVINCES OF ZEELAND AND SOUTH HOLLAND (THE AREA AFFECTED BY THE RECENT FLOODS)
MAY BE PROTECTED BY CLOSING THE ESTUARIES IN THE SOUTH-WEST OF THE NETHERLANDS.
THIRD STAGE: CLOSING OF THE NORTHERN COAST. RECLAMATION OF THE WATER AREA BETWEEN THE ISLANDS AND THE COAST; A
NUMBER OF LAKES WILL REMAIN.
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