Ijzer (Dutch name)

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Ijzer is the Dutch name for the Yser River, a short but historically significant river flowing through northern France and western Belgium into the North Sea.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Ijzer 47

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
associatedWithEvent Belgian defensive flooding in World War I
borderProximity near French–Belgian border
country Belgium
France
flowsInto North Sea NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Belgium NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
flowsThroughLandscape coastal plain
polders
formsPartOf Western Front in World War I NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeSpelling IJzer
hasEstuaryType tidal estuary
hasMemorial Ijzertoren NERFINISHED
hasNameInDutch Ijzer NERFINISHED
hasNameInEnglish Yser NERFINISHED
hasNameInFrench Yser NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance World War I NERFINISHED
languageOfToponym Dutch
length approximately 78 kilometers
lengthInBelgium approximately 48 kilometers
lengthInFrance approximately 30 kilometers
locatedInRegion Flanders NERFINISHED
Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED
West Flanders NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Europe
memorialLocatedAt Diksmuide NERFINISHED
mouthLocatedIn Belgium NERFINISHED
North Sea NERFINISHED
mouthNear Nieuwpoort NERFINISHED
notableBattle Battle of the Yser NERFINISHED
partOf North Sea basin NERFINISHED
passesNear Ypres NERFINISHED
passesThrough Diksmuide NERFINISHED
Nieuwpoort NERFINISHED
sourceCountry France NERFINISHED
sourceNear Bollezelle NERFINISHED
Buysscheure NERFINISHED
sourceRegion Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED
tributary Handzamevaart NERFINISHED
Ieperlee NERFINISHED
Lovaart NERFINISHED
usedFor drainage of coastal plain
inland navigation
wasFrontLineIn World War I NERFINISHED
yearOfNotableBattle 1914

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Yser River languageVariant Ijzer (Dutch name)