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Afsluitdijk

The Afsluitdijk (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Dutch: ⓘ; West Frisian: Ofslútdyk ; "closure dyke") is a major dam and causeway in the Netherlands. It was constructed between 1927 and 1932…

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Construction began
1927
Country
Netherlands
Elevation at crest
7.25 m (23.8 ft) above sea level
Length
32 km (20 mi)
Opening date
1932
Purpose
flood protection and land reclamation

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Highway

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Afsluitdijk

Nodes79
Edges78
Triples91
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025316
Components1

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Afsluitdijk

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related to Post-war modernization · 19
Afsluitdijk → Although, Cornelis Lely, Delta Works, Deltacommissie, Following, However, In, Mari Andriessen, May, Netherlands, North Holland, On, On May, Prince Willem-Alexander, Queen Juliana, September, The, Vlieter Monument, Zeeland
related to Reasons for construction · 19
Afsluitdijk → Amsterdam, Cornelis Lely, Dutch, Dutch Golden Age, Furthermore, However, In, Noordzeekanaal, North Sea, North Sea Canal, One, Southern Sea, The, The Afsluitdijk, The Dutch, The Netherlands, Until, Zuiderzee, Zuiderzee Society
related to Post-construction developments · 16
Afsluitdijk → According, Amsterdam Ordnance Datum, December, Den Oever, During, English, For, Friesland, However, Lorentz State Commission, SCL, Staatscommissie Lorentz, The, This, Wadden Sea, Zuiderzee
related to Highway · 12
Afsluitdijk → Afsluitsdijk, Amsterdam, Approximately, Dutch, Friesland, Germany, Groningen, It, Netherlands, North Holland, Rijksweg A7, The
related to Building the dyke · 9
Afsluitdijk → Amsteldiepdijk, Breezanddijk, From, Kornwerderzand, Previous, The, Wieringen, Work, Zuiderzee
related to World War II · 7
Afsluitdijk → Battle, Blitzkrieg, Dutch, Fort Kornwerderzand, May, On, Wehrmacht
Construction began · 1
Afsluitdijk → 1927
Coordinates · 1
Afsluitdijk → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…
Country · 1
Afsluitdijk → Netherlands
Elevation at crest · 1
Afsluitdijk → 7.25 m (23.8 ft) above sea level

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AfsluitdijkConstruction began19271.00infobox
AfsluitdijkCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
AfsluitdijkCountryNetherlands1.00infobox
AfsluitdijkElevation at crest7.25 m (23.8 ft) above sea level1.00infobox
AfsluitdijkLength32 km (20 mi)1.00infobox
AfsluitdijkOpening date19321.00infobox
AfsluitdijkPurposeflood protection and land reclamation1.00infobox
AfsluitdijkWidth (crest)90 m (300 ft)1.00infobox
Afsluitdijkis afundamental part of the larger Zuiderzee Works0.90text
Afsluitdijkrelated to Building the dykeWieringen0.60section
Afsluitdijkrelated to Building the dykeAmsteldiepdijk0.60section
Afsluitdijkrelated to Building the dykeThe0.60section

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