Philipsdam

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Philipsdam is a major Dutch dam and storm surge barrier that forms part of the Delta Works, protecting the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta from flooding.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Delta Works structure
dam
storm surge barrier
connects Goeree-Overflakkee
surface form: island of Goeree-Overflakkee

island of Sint Philipsland
constructionStarted 20th century
country Netherlands
crosses Krammer
Volkerak
designedFor freshwater management
storm surge control
hasFunction flood protection
road connection
hasPurpose improving flood safety after the North Sea flood of 1953
shortening the coastline of the southwest Netherlands
hasRoad N257
hasStructureType dam with movable barrier elements
isComponentOf Dutch coastal defense system
locatedIn Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory province of South Holland NERFINISHED
province of Zeeland NERFINISHED
locatedInBodyOfWater Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
surface form: Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt estuary
locatedNear Grevelingenmeer
Volkerakmeer
surface form: Volkerak-Zoommeer
namedAfter Sint Philipsland
operator Rijkswaterstaat
partOf Delta Works
surface form: Delta Plan for the protection of the southwest Netherlands

Delta Works
water management system of the Netherlands
protectsAgainst flooding
storm surges

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Delta Works hasPart Philipsdam
Volkerak hasStructure Philipsdam
Volkerakdam locatedNear Philipsdam
Zoommeer separatedBy Philipsdam