Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer

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The Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer is a large encircling canal in the Netherlands that was constructed to drain the former Haarlemmermeer lake and now serves as a major waterway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
drainage canal
waterway
adjacentTo Aalsmeer NERFINISHED
Hoofddorp NERFINISHED
Lisse
Nieuw-Vennep
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
surface form: Schiphol Airport
associatedWith poldering of Haarlemmermeer
connectsTo Drecht waterway
surface form: Amstel-Drecht canal system

Drecht
Kagerplassen
Leidsevaart
North Sea Canal
Spaarne
Westeinderplassen
constructionMethod excavated by hand and machinery
country Netherlands
encircles Haarlemmermeer
surface form: Haarlemmermeer polder
formerlyEncircled Haarlemmermeer
surface form: Haarlemmermeer lake
function boundary of Haarlemmermeer polder
hasInfrastructure bridges
locks
pumping stations
hasRoleIn flood protection
regulation of water levels in Haarlemmermeer polder
historicalSignificance enabled reclamation of Haarlemmermeer lake
languageOfName Dutch
literalMeaning ring canal of the Haarlemmermeer
locatedIn Randstad metropolitan region
surface form: Randstad region

province of North Holland
near Amsterdam
Haarlem
Leiden
partOf Dutch canal network
Haarlemmermeer drainage project
surface form: Haarlemmermeer drainage system
purpose drainage of Haarlemmermeer lake
navigation
region western Netherlands
shape roughly circular
surrounds municipality of Haarlemmermeer
transportCorridorFor inland shipping between Amsterdam region and south-west Netherlands
usedFor commercial shipping
recreational boating
water management
waterManagementAuthority Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland

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Abbenes nearbyWaterBody Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
Heemstede locatedOn Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
this entity surface form: Haarlemmermeer polder edge
Hoofddorp hasNearbyWaterBody Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
Badhoevedorp locatedOn Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
Lijnden locatedOn Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
Lijnden partOf Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
this entity surface form: Haarlemmermeer reclamation area
Vijfhuizen locatedOn Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
Kagerplassen connectedTo Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
this entity surface form: Haarlemmermeer ringvaart
municipality of Haarlemmermeer hasBodyOfWaterDrainedBy Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
subject surface form: Haarlemmermeer
municipality of Haarlemmermeer borderedBy Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
subject surface form: Haarlemmermeer
Westeinderplassen inflow Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
Westeinderplassen outflow Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
Leimuiden locatedNear Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
Rijpwetering hasNearbyWaterBody Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
this entity surface form: Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer polder
Oude Wetering hasWaterway Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
Spaarne connectedTo Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
Braassemermeer connectedTo Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
Amsterdamse Bos borderedBy Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
Sloten locatedNear Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
Fort Vijfhuizen locatedNear Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer
Nieuwe Meer connectedTo Ringvaart of the Haarlemmermeer