North Holland

Geography

North Holland forms a peninsula between the North Sea and the IJsselmeer. More than half of the province consists of reclaimed land in the form of polders and is below sea level. The island of Texel is also part of North Holland.

Related Topics:
North Sea - IJsselmeer - Polder - Texel

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North Holland makes up one region of the International Standards Organisation world region code system, having the code -NH.

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