A low-lying delta in the Netherlands where the Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt rivers meet the North Sea, densely populated and protected by an extensive system of dikes, dams and storm-surge barriers. The Delta Works built here after a catastrophic 1953 flood remain among the largest flood-defense engineering projects in the world.
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By some calculations, the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt Delta covers 25,347 km2 (9,787 mi2), making it the largest in Europe
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By some calculations, the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt Delta covers 25,347 km2 (9,787 mi2), making it the largest in Europe
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The Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt Delta is a river delta in the Netherlands formed by the confluence of the Rhine, the Meuse and the Scheldt rivers.
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