Hoek van Holland

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Hoek van Holland is a coastal town in the Netherlands known for its North Sea beaches and its strategic location at the mouth of the New Waterway shipping canal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal town
populated place
town
administrativeStatus district of Rotterdam
connectedBy ferry services to the United Kingdom
country Netherlands
hasBeach Hoek van Holland Strand
hasCharacteristic North Sea beaches
coastal resort
strategic location for shipping
hasCoastlineType North Sea coast
hasEconomicActivity shipping-related services
tourism
hasFeature coastal dunes
harbor facilities
sea defenses
wide sandy beaches
hasFunction gateway to the Port of Rotterdam from the North Sea
hasInfrastructure lighthouses
sea wall
shipping navigation aids
hasTransport railway station Hoek van Holland Haven
railway station Hoek van Holland Haven
surface form: railway station Hoek van Holland Strand
knownFor North Sea beaches
access to ferry routes to Great Britain
strategic maritime location
languageOfName Dutch
locatedAt mouth of the New Waterway shipping canal
locatedAtMouthOf New Waterway
locatedIn Randstad metropolitan region
surface form: Randstad

South Holland
Municipality of Rotterdam
surface form: municipality of Rotterdam

province of South Holland NERFINISHED
western Netherlands NERFINISHED
locatedNear Hook of Holland
locatedOn New Waterway
North Sea
nameInEnglish Hook of Holland
nearbyCity Rotterdam NERFINISHED
The Hague
nearbyWaterBody Maas estuary
partOf Port of Rotterdam
surface form: Port of Rotterdam region

Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
Rotterdam NERFINISHED
region South Holland, Netherlands
surface form: Westland region of South Holland
tourismType seaside tourism

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South Holland containsCity Hoek van Holland
Maeslantkering locatedNear Hoek van Holland
Monster locatedNear Hoek van Holland
Nieuwe Waterweg locatedNear Hoek van Holland
Nieuwe Waterweg startPoint Hoek van Holland