Why is the Netherlands disappearing underwater?

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Here’s why the Netherlands may have disappeared a long time ago if it wasn’t for their clever engineering.

Because the majority of the Netherlands lies below sea level, they have spent years constructing large-scale sea defenses to push back water and protect themselves from calamities. They've been fairly effective at it, reclaiming over 20% of their territory from the sea and lakes. How did they pull it off? Watch our video to find out.

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コメント (21)

@Interestingengineeringofficial 4ヶ月前

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@soewin9784 1年前

Extraordinary People. Peaceful Land of Justice, Wisdom and Wealth . Paradise.
@TheKeystoneChannel 2年前

LOL...As a Dutch I do not need to watch this, as the title is fundamentally wrong!
@tarquinmidwinter2056 2年前

Zeewiderzee & Afslooitditch - this is what happens when you get an American computer to read Dutch. 😏
@mdmostafa4361 2年前

our 9th standard geography syllabus covers this topic. now I'm better to understand how to build Netherlands because now I am a civil engineer. Love from INDIA.......
@brunocontentetv1380 1年前

Here in Brazil we have a mill also, in Holambra - SP. I work there with dutch millers, but juts for tourists purpose.
@jooproos6559 5ヶ月前

As a Dutchmen,i am sure that it won´t be 65% of the land under water!The majority of the land is still above sea level,so how can it be 65 %?Outside the polders there is land above the sea level,only crossed by a river.So the land beside the river can only be in water when the river is very high,but then only the sides off the river will be wet.
@larrybaker5316 1年前

did not know this about Holland, thanks for sharing
@Jomonoupapjanmbliyew 2年前

Love it 👍
@Therangermaster46 4ヶ月前

They are basically in war with the sea
@RDJ2 11ヶ月前

Short answer: it isn't.
@noahvandenberg3637 2年前

How impressive. Literally the first sentence is wrong 👏🏻
@KeesAlderliesten 6ヶ月前

0:02 most used stock video ever used....
@0-Templar-0 1ヶ月前

We can only hope. 🙏
@RoccosVideos 2年前

“God created the earth, but the Dutch created the Netherlands"
@reteipdevries 9ヶ月前

5 billion dollar???? You won't get much for that. How ignorant.
@koraybiber652 2年前

proudful job for dutchs
@dictionarsis 2年前

Meanwhile in Indonesia still busy with shit politics, and until now, never found a concrete solution to the flood problem.
@whobody3510 2年前

That's inspirational for any climate change affected country
@charldb972 1ヶ月前

Just give the sea its land back