Zuidplaspolder
Encyclopedia
The Zuidplaspolder is a polder
in the Netherlands, containing the lowest point of Western Europe
and in the entire European Union
(shared with Lammefjord
in Denmark
). Close to the town of Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel
, it reaches a depth of 7 metres (23 ft) under the mean sea level
at the Dutch coast (officially under the Normaal Amsterdams Peil
, which is close to the mean sea level).
Polder
A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments known as dikes, that forms an artificial hydrological entity, meaning it has no connection with outside water other than through manually-operated devices...
in the Netherlands, containing the lowest point of Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
and in the entire European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
(shared with Lammefjord
Lammefjord
The Lammefjord is a former body of water in Denmark at the base of the Odsherred peninsula. Previously a deeply branched arm of the sea leading west from the Isefjord, most of it is now reclaimed as agricultural land...
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
). Close to the town of Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland...
, it reaches a depth of 7 metres (23 ft) under the mean sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
at the Dutch coast (officially under the Normaal Amsterdams Peil
Normaal Amsterdams Peil
Normaal Amsterdams Peil or Amsterdam Ordnance Datum is a vertical datum in use in large parts of Western Europe. Originally created for use in the Netherlands, it was adopted by Prussia in 1879 under the name Normalnull, and in 1955 by other European countries.Mayor Johannes Hudde of Amsterdam in...
, which is close to the mean sea level).
See also
- LammefjordLammefjordThe Lammefjord is a former body of water in Denmark at the base of the Odsherred peninsula. Previously a deeply branched arm of the sea leading west from the Isefjord, most of it is now reclaimed as agricultural land...
- List of countries by lowest point
- Table of elevation extremes by countryTable of elevation extremes by countryThe following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country.Elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, an equipotential gravitational surface model of the Earth's sea level.-Table:-National elevation ranges:...
- Extreme points of the European UnionExtreme points of the European UnionThis is a list of the extreme points of the European Union — the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.-In Europe:* North: Nuorgam, Finland...