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Brouwersdam

Brouwersdam, between the islands of Goeree Overflakkee and Schouwen-Duiveland, on the border of the provinces of Zuid-Holland and Zeeland, The Netherlands.

 

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The Brouwersdam is the seventh of the Dutch Delta Works. Started in 1965 and finished in 1971, it has closed off the connection between the North Sea and the Brouwershavense Gat, thus protecting the islands of the Dutch provinces of Zuid-Holland and Zeeland against major floods.

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Uploaded on September 27, 2013
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