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IJsselmeer

IJsselmeer

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A shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands made when the Zuider Zee was closed by a dam in 1932
  • proper noun
: IJsselmeer
  • The Zuyderzee is no more, by the way; in the early twentieth century, the Dutch built the Afsluitdijk and turned it from an arm of the sea into a freshwater inland lake; now it's called the IJsselmeer.

Examples

  • The IJsselmeer is a popular destination for sailing enthusiasts in the Netherlands.

  • I went to Marken, which is on an island in the IJsselmeer, reachable by a causeway.

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  • Making a shorter route looping around the IJsselmeer with Google Maps shows 283 km and a bicycling estimate of 15 hours.

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  • It stretches out northward from the urbanized shore of the IJ to the Afsluitdijk, making up the land between the North Sea and the IJsselmeer.

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  • Many birdwatchers flock to the shores of the IJsselmeer to observe migratory species.

  • The recreational activities around the IJsselmeer include cycling, fishing, and swimming.

Synonyms

artificial lake
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1 3.5

A man-made area that holds water for a town, farm, or park

is a specific shallow project formed in 1932 by damming a sea

Surface Forms

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Etymology

IJsselmeer comes from the river name IJssel plus the Dutch word meer, which means 'lake'. The Zuiderzee was closed off by a big dam in 1932 and became a freshwater lake. So IJsselmeer literally means the 'IJssel lake', which is why the name refers to this lake today.