National Geographic Frontiers Of Construction Against The Sea PD
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¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ The Dutch have been holding back the sea for more than 2000 years. ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ This system of dikes and windmills has evolved into one of the Seven¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ Wonders of the Modern World: the North Sea Protection Works. We will¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ find out how engineers created the 30-kilometre-long enclosure dam ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ that collars the Zuidersee, the impressive Delta Project that ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ protects southwest Holland and the Eastern Schelde Barrier, made ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ of steel gates slung between massive concrete piers. ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ Link: http://www.history.ca/ontv/titledetails.aspx?titleid=101426 ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦