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South Flevoland Polder

region, Netherlands

Also known as: Zuidelijk Flevoland Polder

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creation of IJsselmeer Polders

In IJsselmeer Polders
The South (Zuidelijk) Flevoland Polder (166 square miles [430 square km]) was completed in 1968. A fifth potential polder is the Markerwaard Polder in southwest IJsselmeer. Under construction since 1963, its diking was partially complete by the mid-1980s, but plans were then abandoned.
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feature of the Netherlands

In Netherlands: Drainage and dikes
…in the 1950s and ’60s—South Flevoland Polder (Zuidelijk) and East Flevoland Polder (Oostelijk)—are used for residential, industrial, and recreational purposes. Among the cities that have developed there are Lelystad and Almere.
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