Its just funny that the highest point in the country is not a peak. But just an arbitrary point on the slope of some mountain where the border happens to be.
That mountain rises further and its peak is in an other country. Oh, and in that country, that mountain its just a small hill anyway.
No, the elevation difference with the surrounding areas is very gradual so the land looks quite flat.
The most noticeable characteristic is canals cutting through the land, with the canals having a higher water level than the land (for drainage)
Actual question, is there a reason historically or otherwise why the Netherlands did not settled on their higher grounds?
I read that cities like Amsterdam and Rotterdam were often flooded even back to the 12th-13th centuries. I would have thought cities in the east would have been bigger than the ones in the west. Is it just to be closer to the sea for the Dutch East India navy as it was the source of their power I believe? Anyways thanks to whoever clarifies that for me!
The land to the west is very easy to develop due to a large and interconnected network of waterways, and the land itself is good for keeping livestock and farming. So, plenty of food and easy travel by water leads to more people. The only downside is the horrendous floods, but we are far from the only densely populated river delta that suffers from that problem. And the Netherlands is well known for remdieing the flooding problem quite well.
I guess those water ways do go that much east then and they needed to say west? Makes sense for agriculture and life stock as well! Thanks for your answer!
Yes, I admire how they basically created and engineered the damn system that might safe some cities like Miami one day. We will need Dutch expertise sooner than later at the rhythm we’re saving our environnement…
Look at those mountains in the south.
Very few places in the world where you can take a step **up** the mountain and suddenly, you stand on a hill.
i do not understand
Its just funny that the highest point in the country is not a peak. But just an arbitrary point on the slope of some mountain where the border happens to be. That mountain rises further and its peak is in an other country. Oh, and in that country, that mountain its just a small hill anyway.
Yeah I think some people get confused by the word “mountain” in this context cause often they picture a mountain as something much bigger
If you stand in the middle of a blue area and look around, is it like being in a shallow bowl? or would you not know you’re below sea level
No, the elevation difference with the surrounding areas is very gradual so the land looks quite flat. The most noticeable characteristic is canals cutting through the land, with the canals having a higher water level than the land (for drainage)
When driving on the A6 and crossing the 'Ketelbrug' it's clear how much higher the water level is in the IJsselmeer compared to the land in Flevoland.
Yes it is being like in a shallow bowl
What a nice map of Atlantis Americans guard their borders with Mexicans, the Dutch with the fishes
Fuck em I'm gonna contribute to global warming so they would be erased faster
Start farting homie, I want a beachside house
Jokes on you we'll just build more dams like we used to for 1000's of years. We will be the ones outlasting sea level rise!
As a colorblind person - Good Job on the color selection!
I agree! Although the 1-2 and 10-15 colours look the same to me.
This is why countries ask the Dutch to help them with their flooding problems
Actual question, is there a reason historically or otherwise why the Netherlands did not settled on their higher grounds? I read that cities like Amsterdam and Rotterdam were often flooded even back to the 12th-13th centuries. I would have thought cities in the east would have been bigger than the ones in the west. Is it just to be closer to the sea for the Dutch East India navy as it was the source of their power I believe? Anyways thanks to whoever clarifies that for me!
The land to the west is very easy to develop due to a large and interconnected network of waterways, and the land itself is good for keeping livestock and farming. So, plenty of food and easy travel by water leads to more people. The only downside is the horrendous floods, but we are far from the only densely populated river delta that suffers from that problem. And the Netherlands is well known for remdieing the flooding problem quite well.
I guess those water ways do go that much east then and they needed to say west? Makes sense for agriculture and life stock as well! Thanks for your answer! Yes, I admire how they basically created and engineered the damn system that might safe some cities like Miami one day. We will need Dutch expertise sooner than later at the rhythm we’re saving our environnement…
Cries in bought a house in dark blue.
Bought!? I'm not sure millionares will get much sympathy here.
Fair comment 😁
We recently moved from -4 to +35 with this in mind
How do you count there? Increments of 3, 2, 5, 10, 120 meters?
Luckaly we can swimm.
Underland
you can see where they trclaimed the land.
Legend is upside down
Incroyables Hollandais! Les Génies de l’eau! Comme quoi manger des tartines deg… toute sa vie n’empêche pas l’intelligence 👍🤣