Southwestern Netherlands
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Southwestern Netherlands is a coastal region of the Netherlands characterized by its delta landscapes, estuaries, and extensive water management and flood protection works.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southwestern Netherlands canonical | 41 |
| southwestern Netherlands | 24 |
| Southwest Netherlands | 5 |
| Delta region of the Netherlands | 3 |
| Delta Works region | 2 |
| Hollands Diep (regionally nearby) | 1 |
| historical region Hoeksche Waard | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | region of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| bordersBodyOfWater | North Sea ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| contains |
National Park De Biesbosch
ⓘ
surface form:
Biesbosch National Park
Biesbosch ⓘ
surface form:
Biesbosch wetlands
Brouwersdam ⓘ Delta Works ⓘ Eastern Scheldt ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Scheldt estuary
Goeree-Overflakkee ⓘ
surface form:
Goeree-Overflakkee island
Grevelingendam ⓘ Grevelingenmeer ⓘ Haringvliet estuary ⓘ Haringvlietdam ⓘ Hollands Diep ⓘ Lake Veere ⓘ Noord-Beveland island ⓘ Oosterschelde National Park ⓘ Oosterscheldekering storm surge barrier ⓘ
surface form:
Oosterscheldekering
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine–Meuse estuary
Schouwen-Duiveland island ⓘ Sint Philipsland peninsula ⓘ Tholen (island) ⓘ
surface form:
Tholen island
Walcheren ⓘ
surface form:
Walcheren peninsula
Western Scheldt ⓘ
surface form:
Western Scheldt estuary
Zuid-Beveland ⓘ
surface form:
Zuid-Beveland peninsula
city of Bergen op Zoom ⓘ Breda ⓘ
surface form:
city of Breda
Dordrecht ⓘ
surface form:
city of Dordrecht
Middelburg ⓘ
surface form:
city of Middelburg
Rotterdam ⓘ
surface form:
city of Rotterdam
city of Vlissingen ⓘ Port of Rotterdam ⓘ
surface form:
port of Rotterdam
|
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
coastal region
ⓘ
delta landscapes ⓘ estuaries ⓘ extensive flood protection works ⓘ intensive water management ⓘ low-lying land ⓘ polders ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
horticulture
ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ port logistics ⓘ shellfish farming ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
North Brabant
ⓘ
surface form:
province of North Brabant
Province of South Holland ⓘ
surface form:
province of South Holland
Zeeland ⓘ
surface form:
province of Zeeland
|
| historicallyAffectedBy | North Sea flood of 1953 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal engineering
ⓘ
storm surge barriers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | Netherlands ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Rhine–Meuse river system
ⓘ
surface form:
Meuse River distributaries
Rhine–Meuse river system ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine River distributaries
Scheldt River distributaries ⓘ |
| vulnerableTo |
coastal flooding
ⓘ
sea-level rise ⓘ |
Referenced by (77)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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southwestern Netherlands
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southwestern Netherlands
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Delta region of the Netherlands
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Hollands Diep (regionally nearby)
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southwestern Netherlands
this entity surface form:
southwestern Netherlands
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Delta Works region
this entity surface form:
Delta region of the Netherlands
this entity surface form:
southwestern Netherlands
this entity surface form:
southwestern Netherlands
this entity surface form:
Delta Works region
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historical region Hoeksche Waard
this entity surface form:
southwestern Netherlands
this entity surface form:
Delta region of the Netherlands
this entity surface form:
Southwest Netherlands
this entity surface form:
southwestern Netherlands
subject surface form:
Oosterscheldekering
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southwestern Netherlands
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southwestern Netherlands
subject surface form:
Volkerak
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southwestern Netherlands
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Southwest Netherlands
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southwestern Netherlands