. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 10 Miles. fore, to construct a new canal, the engineers naturally choosing the narrow neck of land known as HoUand op zijn smaM. This canal of the Y, constructed since 1858, has a length of 25,886 yards, and is 207 feet in width. Its depth, as far as the great flood-gate at Ymuiden, is only 13 feet, but beyond it deepens to 25 feet. The harbour at Ymuiden is formed by two piers, each 5,000 feet in length, and covers an area of 297 acres. The entire work cost nearly Fij-. 281.—SECTioisf OF THE PiEU Head at Ymuiden.

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