If the land was water, I imagine the soil is incredibly fertile. No?
Interesting solution, trying to imagine how the area looked like before the dikes
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If the land was water, I imagine the soil is incredibly fertile. No?
Interesting solution, trying to imagine how the area looked like before the dikes
The area has been like this for many years already. The first polders were created in the 14th century. The area was a body of water before.
This video shows how it's done.
20% of added land! That's a lot. Then using planes to seed the fields. Quite a costly feat I imagine.