Geography of the Netherlands

the Terrain of the Netherlands occupies a part Severo - and the West European lowland. From the north and the West the country is flowed about by waters of the North Sea. On a land at the Netherlands only two neighbours - Belgium and Germany. The small country on the square (41,2  thousand both  sq. km) in 8,6 times is less than Germany, but nevertheless there is more than Belgium.

On main geographical feature of the country indicates its name - the Netherlands - low lands. The highest point - Valserberg - is in the southeast and hardly attains 321  m above sea level. The significant part (almost half) state lands is below ocean level. As a result the Netherlands throughout centuries is exposed to inundations. The population is forced to combat a constant the sea. This struggle first of all is expressed in building of system of protective bankings and weirs. Recently the greatest design of a century Delta-project has been carried out. A grandiose connector in length 3200  m has recoated East to Schelde and has protected extensive sections of the country from marine nagonov.

The Significant part of the Netherlands represents coherent delta of the rivers of Rhine, Maas and Schelde, sleeves forming some with slow flow. Along shores - a belt of sandy dunes. It is a lot of loches and peat beds.

Country Landscapes in an essential measure have anthropogenic character. Natural terrains remains a little. In a neritic part predominate poldery (it is artificial nasypannye dry matter sections) the various age, recut by assemblage of canals and the rivers. An essential part of vegetation - also an artificial parentage. Nevertheless and activity of the person partly affects augmentation of a diversity of landscapes.