Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier, a unique work of hydraulic engineering, against North Sea flooding

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Is the largest of the Delta Works, a series of dams and storm surge barriers, designed to protect the Netherlands from flooding from the North Sea

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Size: 4082px × 2711px
Location: Neeltje-Jans​, Zeeland, Netherlands
Photo credit: © Luis Francisco Pizarro Ruiz / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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