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Map of the Netherlands in Europe Relief map of the Netherlands in Europe. The geography of the European Netherlands is unusual in that much of its land has been reclaimed from the sea and is below sea level, protected by dikes. It is a small country with a total area of 41,545 km 2 (16,041 sq mi) [1] and ranked 131st.
The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency published a map of surface water bodies in the Netherlands in 2010. [1] The map distinguishes over 20 different types of water bodies, including those with salty, brackish and fresh water. These water bodies encompass natural and artificial lakes of varying sizes, peat puddles and fens.
A lump of peat Peat stacks in Südmoslesfehn (district of Oldenburg, Germany) in 2013 Peat gatherers at Westhay, Somerset Levels in 1905 Peat extraction in East Frisia, Germany. Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs.
De Groote Peel National Park is a national park in De Peel, a region in the southeast of the Netherlands on the border between the provinces of Limburg and North Brabant.It has a size of 13.4 km 2 and preserves a peat bog that has remained partly untouched by peat cutting, which used to be extensive in the area.
A peat lake near Griendtsveen A barn roof with vegetation typical of the region Sunset in De Peel, North Brabant, Netherlands Peel area on a map by Guillaume Delisle, ca. 1743. De Peel is a region in the southeast of the Netherlands that straddles the border between the provinces of North Brabant and Limburg.
The modern Netherlands formed as a result of the interplay of the four main rivers (Rhine, Meuse, Schelde and IJssel) and the influence of the North Sea and glaciers during ice-ages. The Netherlands is mostly composed of deltaic , coastal and eolian derived sediments during the Pleistocene glacial and interglacial periods.
A bog is a mire that, due to its raised location relative to the surrounding landscape, obtains all its water solely from precipitation (ombrotrophic). [7] A fen is located on a slope, flat, or in a depression and gets most of its water from the surrounding mineral soil or from groundwater (minerotrophic).
Aalsmeer is located on the border of the former Haarlem Lake. The older portion of the town is built on peat, and is surrounded by polders. The polders consist of loamy soil and are 9–15 feet (2.7–4.6 m) below sea level. [6]