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The sea has given and taken back........
The remains of the wooden posts work from 1511 off the coast of the Frisian villages Paessens-Moddergat in the Netherlands.
The space between the poles was filled with stones and brushwood, so that the water and sand could pass through and when the water receded, the sand was left behind.
The resulting salt marsh was enormous and almost reached the island of Ameland on the horizon.
This ancient reclaimed land was destroyed in one fell swoop during a very severe storm with spring tide in 1767.
The only reminder of this are the age-old poles of the former coastal defense that protrude far into the sea.......
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The sea has given and taken back........
The remains of the wooden posts work from 1511 off the coast of the Frisian villages Paessens-Moddergat in the Netherlands.
The space between the poles was filled with stones and brushwood, so that the water and sand could pass through and when the water receded, the sand was left behind.
The resulting salt marsh was enormous and almost reached the island of Ameland on the horizon.
This ancient reclaimed land was destroyed in one fell swoop during a very severe storm with spring tide in 1767.
The only reminder of this are the age-old poles of the former coastal defense that protrude far into the sea.......
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