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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h2>Geography of the Netherlands</h2> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BMain%7CGeography%20of%20the%20Netherlands%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Main%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</div> <h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">European Netherlands</h3> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BFurther%7CEuropean%20Netherlands%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Further%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22spacesafter%22%3A%22%22%7D" contenteditable="false">​ <div data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" class="rellink" data-rte-attribs=" class=rellink">Further information: <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22European%20Netherlands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22European%20Netherlands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="/wiki/European_Netherlands" title="European Netherlands" class="mw-redirect">European Netherlands</a></div>​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ASatellite%20image%20of%20the%20Netherlands%20in%20May%202000.jpg%7Cthumb%7CA%20satellite%20overview%20of%20the%20Netherlands.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Satellite_image_of_the_Netherlands_in_May_2000.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Satellite%20image%20of%20the%20Netherlands%20in%20May%202000%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22A%20satellite%20overview%20of%20the%20Netherlands.%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22A%20satellite%20overview%20of%20the%20Netherlands.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Satellite_image_of_the_Netherlands_in_May_2000.jpg/180px-Satellite_image_of_the_Netherlands_in_May_2000.jpg" width="180" height="234" class="image thumb withCaption" data-image-name="Satellite image of the Netherlands in May 2000.jpg" data-image-key="Satellite_image_of_the_Netherlands_in_May_2000.jpg" type="image" /> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The European area of the Netherlands lies between <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22latitudes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22latitudes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Blatitudes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Latitudes (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGF0aXR1ZGVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">latitudes</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%2250%5Cu00b0%22%2C%22link%22%3A%2250th%20parallel%20north%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B50th%20parallel%20north%7C50%5Cu00b0%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="50th parallel north (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvNTB0aF9wYXJhbGxlbF9ub3J0aD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">50°</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%2254%5Cu00b0%20N%22%2C%22link%22%3A%2254th%20parallel%20north%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B54th%20parallel%20north%7C54%5Cu00b0%20N%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="54th parallel north (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvNTR0aF9wYXJhbGxlbF9ub3J0aD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">54° N</a>, and longitudes <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%223%5Cu00b0%22%2C%22link%22%3A%223rd%20meridian%20east%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B3rd%20meridian%20east%7C3%5Cu00b0%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="3rd meridian east (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvM3JkX21lcmlkaWFuX2Vhc3Q/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">3°</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%228%5Cu00b0%20E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%228th%20meridian%20east%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B8th%20meridian%20east%7C8%5Cu00b0%20E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="8th meridian east (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvOHRoX21lcmlkaWFuX2Vhc3Q/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">8° E</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The country is divided into two main parts by three large rivers, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rhine%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rhine%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRhine%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Rhine (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUmhpbmU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Rhine</a> (<i>Rijn</i>), the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Waal%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Waal%20%28river%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWaal%20%28river%29%7CWaal%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Waal (river) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2FhbF8ocml2ZXIpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Waal</a>, its main distributary branch, and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Meuse%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Meuse%20River%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMeuse%20River%7CMeuse%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Meuse River (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWV1c2VfUml2ZXI/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Meuse</a> (<i>Maas</i>), which originates in France. These rivers functioned as a natural barrier between earlier <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22fief%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22fief%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bfief%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Fief (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRmllZj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">fiefdoms</a> and hence created traditionally a cultural divide, as is evident in some phonetic traits that are recognisable north and south of these "Great Rivers" (<i>de Grote Rivieren</i>). </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The south-western part of the Netherlands is a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22river%20delta%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22river%20delta%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Briver%20delta%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="River delta (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUml2ZXJfZGVsdGE/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">river delta</a> of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rhine%2C%20Meuse%20and%20Scheldt%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt%20delta%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRhine-Meuse-Scheldt%20delta%7CRhine%2C%20Meuse%20and%20Scheldt%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUmhpbmUtTWV1c2UtU2NoZWxkdF9kZWx0YT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt</a> rivers. Another significant branch of the Rhine, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22IJssel%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22IJssel%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIJssel%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="IJssel (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSUpzc2VsP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">IJssel</a> river, discharges into the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22IJsselmeer%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22IJsselmeer%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIJsselmeer%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="IJsselmeer (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSUpzc2VsbWVlcj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">IJsselmeer</a>, the former <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zuiderzee%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zuiderzee%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZuiderzee%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Zuiderzee (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvWnVpZGVyemVlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Zuiderzee</a> ('southern sea'). This river also forms a linguistic divide: people to the east of this river speak <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dutch%20Low%20Saxon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dutch%20Low%20Saxon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDutch%20Low%20Saxon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Dutch Low Saxon (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRHV0Y2hfTG93X1NheG9uP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Dutch Low Saxon</a> dialects (except for the province of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Friesland%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Friesland%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFriesland%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="/wiki/Friesland" title="Friesland">Friesland</a>, which has its own language).<span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22international2000%5C%22%3EWelschen%2C%20Ad%3A%20Course%20%27%27Dutch%20Society%20and%20Culture%27%27%2C%20International%20School%20for%20Humanities%20and%20Social%20Studies%20ISHSS%2C%20Universiteit%20van%20Amsterdam%2C%202000%5Cu20132005.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-international2000_0-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-international2000_0-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-4788748426009cd7730853%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQcc30bd025810fa7-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-4788748426009cd7730853%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQcc30bd025810fa7-nowiki-00000003-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-international2000-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-international2000-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22143%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22144%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="#cite_note-international2000-0"><span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p> <h4 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Floods</h4> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BMain%7CFlood%20control%20in%20the%20Netherlands%7CFloods%20in%20the%20Netherlands%7CNorth%20Sea%20flood%20of%201953%7CStorm%20tides%20of%20the%20North%20Sea%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Main%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Over the centuries, the Dutch coastline has changed considerably as a result of human intervention and natural disasters. Most notable in terms of land loss was the storm of 1134, which created the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22archipelago%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22archipelago%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Barchipelago%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Archipelago (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXJjaGlwZWxhZ28/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">archipelago</a> of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zeeland%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zeeland%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZeeland%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="/wiki/Zeeland" title="Zeeland">Zeeland</a> in the south-west. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">On 14 December 1287, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22St.%20Lucia%27s%20flood%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22St.%20Lucia%27s%20flood%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSt.%20Lucia%27s%20flood%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="St. Lucia's flood (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3QuX0x1Y2lhJTI3c19mbG9vZD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">St. Lucia's flood</a> affected the Netherlands and Germany killing more than 50,000 people in one of the most destructive floods in recorded history.<span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.britannica.com%5C%2FEBchecked%5C%2Ftopic%5C%2F1485002%5C%2FZuiderzee-floods%20Zuiderzee%20floods%20%28Netherlands%20history%29%5D.%20Britannica%20Online%20Encyclopedia.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-1 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-4788748426009cd7730853%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQcc30bd025810fa7-nowiki-00000006-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E2%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-4788748426009cd7730853%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQcc30bd025810fa7-nowiki-00000007-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-1%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-1%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22157%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E2%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22158%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="#cite_note-1"><span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22St.%20Elizabeth%20flood%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22St.%20Elizabeth%27s%20flood%20%281421%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSt.%20Elizabeth%27s%20flood%20%281421%29%7CSt.%20Elizabeth%20flood%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="St. Elizabeth's flood (1421) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3QuX0VsaXphYmV0aCUyN3NfZmxvb2RfKDE0MjEpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">St. Elizabeth flood</a> of 1421 and the mismanagement in its aftermath destroyed a newly reclaimed <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22polder%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22polder%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bpolder%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Polder (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUG9sZGVyP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">polder</a>, replacing it with the <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C72%7Ckm2%7Cmi2%7C0%7Csing%3Don%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​72-square-kilometre (28 sq mi)​</span> <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Biesbosch%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Biesbosch%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBiesbosch%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Biesbosch (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQmllc2Jvc2NoP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Biesbosch</a></i> tidal floodplains in the south-centre. The huge <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22North%20Sea%20flood%20of%20early%20February%201953%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22North%20Sea%20flood%20of%201953%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNorth%20Sea%20flood%20of%201953%7CNorth%20Sea%20flood%20of%20early%20February%201953%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="North Sea flood of 1953 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTm9ydGhfU2VhX2Zsb29kX29mXzE5NTM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">North Sea flood of early February 1953</a> caused the collapse of several dikes in the south-west of the Netherlands; more than 1,800 people drowned in the flood. The Dutch government subsequently instituted a large-scale programme, the "<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Delta%20Works%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Deltawerken%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDeltawerken%7CDelta%20Works%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Deltawerken (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRGVsdGF3ZXJrZW4/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Delta Works</a>", to protect the country against future flooding, which was completed over a period of more than thirty years. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The disasters were somewhat increased in severity through human influence. People had drained relatively high-lying <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22swamp%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22swamp%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bswamp%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Swamp (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3dhbXA/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">swampland</a> to use it as farmland. This drainage caused the fertile <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22peat%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22peat%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bpeat%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Peat (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUGVhdD9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">peat</a> to compress and the ground level to drop, whereby they would lower the water level to compensate for the drop in ground level, causing the underlying peat to compress even more. Because of the flooding, farming was difficult, which encouraged foreign trade, the result of which was that the Dutch were involved in world affairs since the early 14th/15th century.<span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3EDuplessis%2C%20Robert%20S.%20%281997%29%20%27%27Transitions%20to%20Capitalism%20in%20Early%20Modern%20Europe%27%27%2C%20Cambridge%20University%20Press%2C%20ISBN%200521397731%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-2 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-4788748426009cd7730853%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQcc30bd025810fa7-nowiki-00000009-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E3%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-4788748426009cd7730853%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQcc30bd025810fa7-nowiki-0000000A-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-2%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-2%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22163%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E3%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22164%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="#cite_note-2"><span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>3<span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> The flooding problem remains unsolvable. Also, until the 19th century peat was mined, dried, and used for fuel, further exacerbating the problem. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AThe%20Netherlands%20compared%20to%20sealevel.png%7C%7Cthumb%7CMap%20of%20the%20largest%20part%20of%20the%20Netherlands%20without%20flood%20control%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22The_Netherlands_compared_to_sealevel.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22The%20Netherlands%20compared%20to%20sealevel%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Map%20of%20the%20largest%20part%20of%20the%20Netherlands%20without%20flood%20control%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Map%20of%20the%20largest%20part%20of%20the%20Netherlands%20without%20flood%20control%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/The_Netherlands_compared_to_sealevel.png/180px-The_Netherlands_compared_to_sealevel.png" width="180" height="188" class="image thumb withCaption" data-image-name="The Netherlands compared to sealevel.png" data-image-key="The_Netherlands_compared_to_sealevel.png" type="image" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->To guard against floods, a series of defences against the water were contrived. In the first millennium <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22AD%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22AD%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAD%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="/wiki/AD" title="AD" class="mw-redirect">AD</a>, villages and farmhouses were built on man-made hills called <i>terps</i>. Later, these terps were connected by dikes. In the 12th century, local government agencies called <i>"<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22waterschappen%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Water%20board%20%28Netherlands%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWater%20board%20%28Netherlands%29%7Cwaterschappen%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Water board (Netherlands) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2F0ZXJfYm9hcmRfKE5ldGhlcmxhbmRzKT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">waterschappen</a>"</i> ("water boards") or <i>"<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22hoogheemraadschappen%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Water%20board%20%28Netherlands%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWater%20board%20%28Netherlands%29%7Choogheemraadschappen%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Water board (Netherlands) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2F0ZXJfYm9hcmRfKE5ldGhlcmxhbmRzKT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">hoogheemraadschappen</a>"</i> ("high home councils") started to appear, whose job it was to maintain the water level and to protect a region from floods; these agencies continue to exist. As the ground level dropped, the dikes by necessity grew and merged into an integrated system. By the 13th century <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22windmill%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22windmill%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwindmill%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Windmill (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2luZG1pbGw/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">windmills</a> had come into use to pump water out of areas below sea level. The windmills were later used to drain lakes, creating the famous <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22polders%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22polders%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bpolders%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Polders (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUG9sZGVycz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">polders</a>. <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCitation%20needed%7Cdate%3DFebruary%202012%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Citation%20needed%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1932 the <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Afsluitdijk%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Afsluitdijk%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAfsluitdijk%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Afsluitdijk (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQWZzbHVpdGRpams/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Afsluitdijk</a></i> ("Closure Dike") was completed, blocking the former <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zuiderzee%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zuiderzee%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZuiderzee%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Zuiderzee (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvWnVpZGVyemVlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Zuiderzee</a></i> (Southern Sea) from the North Sea and thus creating the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22IJsselmeer%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22IJsselmeer%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIJsselmeer%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="IJsselmeer (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSUpzc2VsbWVlcj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">IJsselmeer</a> (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22IJssel%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22IJssel%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIJssel%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="IJssel (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSUpzc2VsP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">IJssel</a> Lake). It became part of the larger <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Zuiderzee%20Works%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Zuiderzee%20Works%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BZuiderzee%20Works%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Zuiderzee Works (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvWnVpZGVyemVlX1dvcmtzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Zuiderzee Works</a> in which four polders totalling <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C2500%7Ckm2%7Cmi2%7C0%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​2,500 square kilometres (965 sq mi)​</span> were reclaimed from the sea.<span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" 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data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="#cite_note-4"><span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>5<span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Netherlands is one of the countries that may suffer most from <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22climate%20change%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22climate%20change%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bclimate%20change%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Climate change (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2xpbWF0ZV9jaGFuZ2U/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">climate change</a>. 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data-image-key="Netherlands%2C_Zoetermeer%2C_Zoetermeerse_Meerpolder_%281%29.JPG" type="image" /> </p> <h5 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Delta works</h5> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BMain%7CDelta%20Works%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Main%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img 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data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Delta%20Works%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Delta%20Works%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDelta%20Works%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Delta Works (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRGVsdGFfV29ya3M/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Delta Works</a> were constructed, a comprehensive set of civil works throughout the Dutch coast. The project started in 1958 and was largely completed in 1997 with the completion of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Maeslantkering%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Maeslantkering%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMaeslantkering%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Maeslantkering (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWFlc2xhbnRrZXJpbmc/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Maeslantkering</a>. New projects have been periodically started since to renovate and renew the Delta Works. A main goal of the Delta project was to reduce the risk of flooding in South Holland and Zeeland to once per 10,000 years (compared to 1 per 4000 years for the rest of the country). This was achieved by raising <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C3000%7Ckm%7Cmi%7C0%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​3,000 kilometres (1,864 mi)​</span> of outer sea-dykes and <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C10000%7Ckm%7Cmi%7C0%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​10,000 kilometres (6,214 mi)​</span> of inner, canal, and river dikes, and by closing off the sea <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22estuaries%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22estuary%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bestuary%7Cestuaries%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Estuary (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRXN0dWFyeT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">estuaries</a> of the Zeeland province. New risk assessments occasionally show problems requiring additional Delta project dyke reinforcements. The Delta project is considered by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22American%20Society%20of%20Civil%20Engineers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22American%20Society%20of%20Civil%20Engineers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAmerican%20Society%20of%20Civil%20Engineers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="/wiki/American_Society_of_Civil_Engineers" title="American Society of Civil Engineers">American Society of Civil Engineers</a> as one of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22seven%20wonders%20of%20the%20modern%20world%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22American%20Society%20of%20Civil%20Engineers%23World%20wonders%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAmerican%20Society%20of%20Civil%20Engineers%23World%20wonders%7Cseven%20wonders%20of%20the%20modern%20world%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="/wiki/American_Society_of_Civil_Engineers#World_wonders" title="American Society of Civil Engineers">seven wonders of the modern world</a>.<span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.asce.org%5C%2FContent.aspx%3Fid%3D2147487305%20Seven%20Wonders%5D.%20Asce.org%20%2819%20July%202010%29.%20Retrieved%20on%2021%20August%202012.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-8" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-8 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-4788748426009cd7730853%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQcc30bd025810fa7-nowiki-0000001C-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E9%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-4788748426009cd7730853%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQcc30bd025810fa7-nowiki-0000001D-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-8%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-8%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22201%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E9%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22202%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="#cite_note-8"><span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>9<span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">It is anticipated that <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22global%20warming%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22global%20warming%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bglobal%20warming%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Global warming (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR2xvYmFsX3dhcm1pbmc/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">global warming</a> in the 21st century will result in a rise in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22sea%20level%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22sea%20level%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bsea%20level%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Sea level (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2VhX2xldmVsP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">sea level</a> which, despite popular belief, will possibly not overwhelm the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22measures%20the%20Netherlands%20has%20taken%20to%20control%20floods%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22flood%20control%20in%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bflood%20control%20in%20the%20Netherlands%7Cmeasures%20the%20Netherlands%20has%20taken%20to%20control%20floods%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Flood control in the Netherlands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRmxvb2RfY29udHJvbF9pbl90aGVfTmV0aGVybGFuZHM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">measures the Netherlands has taken to control floods</a>.<span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcitation%20needed%7Cdate%3DDecember%202013%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22citation%20needed%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</span> Even more specifically, the Netherlands is the only country in the world actively preparing for a sea level rise. A politically neutral <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Delta%20Commission%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.deltacommissie.com%5C%2F%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.deltacommissie.com%5C%2F%20Delta%20Commission%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.deltacommissie.com/">Delta Commission</a> has formulated an action plan to cope with a sea level rise of <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C1.10%7Cm%7Cft%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​1.10 metres (3.6 ft)​</span> and a simultaneous land height decline of <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C10%7Ccm%7Cin%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​10 centimetres (3.9 in)​</span>. The plan foresees in the reinforcement of the existing coastal defenses like <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22dikes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Levee%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLevee%7Cdikes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Levee (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGV2ZWU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">dikes</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22dune%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22dune%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bdune%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Dune (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRHVuZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">dunes</a> with <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C1.30%7Cm%7Cft%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​1.30 metres (4.3 ft)​</span> of additional flood protection. Climate change will not only threaten the Netherlands from the sea side, but could also alter rain fall patterns and river run-off. To protect the country from river flooding, another program is already being executed. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Room%20for%20the%20River%20plan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Room%20for%20the%20River%20%28Netherlands%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRoom%20for%20the%20River%20%28Netherlands%29%7CRoom%20for%20the%20River%20plan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Room for the River (Netherlands) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUm9vbV9mb3JfdGhlX1JpdmVyXyhOZXRoZXJsYW5kcyk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Room for the River plan</a> grants more flow space to rivers, protects the major populated areas and allows for periodic flooding of indefensible lands. The few residents that lived in these so-called "overflow areas" have been moved to higher ground, with some of that ground having been raised above anticipated flood levels.<span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DNYT021313%3E%7B%7Bcite%20news%7Ctitle%3DGoing%20With%20the%20Flow%7Curl%3Dhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.nytimes.com%5C%2F2013%5C%2F02%5C%2F17%5C%2Farts%5C%2Fdesign%5C%2Fflood-control-in-the-netherlands-now-allows-sea-water-in.html%7Caccessdate%3D19%20February%202013%7Cnewspaper%3DThe%20New%20York%20Times%7Cdate%3D13%20February%202013%7Cauthor%3DKimmelman%2C%20Michael%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-NYT021313_9-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-NYT021313_9-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-4788748426009cd7730853%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQcc30bd025810fa7-nowiki-0000001F-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E10%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-4788748426009cd7730853%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQcc30bd025810fa7-nowiki-00000020-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-NYT021313-9%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-NYT021313-9%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22207%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E10%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%22208%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="#cite_note-NYT021313-9"><span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>10<span data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Protecting the country against floods is one element of climate change. The other is that the pressure of the sea water on ground water will increase.<span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcitation%20needed%7Cdate%3DDecember%202013%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22citation%20needed%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</span> As a result, the fresh water table will be pushed more inland, resulting in more brackish or saline groundwater in the coastal provinces. Due to this change, some drinking water areas will be forced to apply desalination despite the apparent abundance of water. It will also affect agriculture. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22greenhouse%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22greenhouse%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bgreenhouse%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Greenhouse (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR3JlZW5ob3VzZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">greenhouses</a> can continue their production by becoming more water efficient (they are already disconnected from the groundwater, thereby not becoming more saline), though they will need to become more energy and water efficient. The push of more brackish water into the mainland will also cause changes in flora and fauna.<span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bcitation%20needed%7Cdate%3DDecember%202013%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22citation%20needed%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</span> </p> <h4 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Climate</h4> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The predominant wind direction in the Netherlands is south-west, which causes a moderate <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22maritime%20climate%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Oceanic%20climate%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOceanic%20climate%7Cmaritime%20climate%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Oceanic climate (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvT2NlYW5pY19jbGltYXRlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">maritime climate</a>, with cool summers and mild winters. This is especially the case in places within direct proximity of the Dutch coastline, which sometimes are over <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C10%7CC-change%7C0%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​10 °C (18 °F)​</span> warmer (in winter) or cooler (in summer) than places in the (south) east of the country. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The following tables are based on mean measurements by the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22KNMI%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22KNMI%20%28institute%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKNMI%20%28institute%29%7CKNMI%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="KNMI (institute) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvS05NSV8oaW5zdGl0dXRlKT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">KNMI</a> weather station in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22De%20Bilt%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22De%20Bilt%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDe%20Bilt%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="/wiki/De_Bilt" title="De Bilt">De Bilt</a> between 1981 and 2010: </p> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" 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contenteditable="false" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">​ <table class="wikitable collapsible" data-rte-style="width:90%; text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height: 1.1em; margin:auto;" style="width:90%; text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height: 1.1em; margin:auto;" data-rte-attribs=" class=wikitable collapsible style=width:90%; text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height: 1.1em; margin:auto;"> <tr data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <th colspan="14" data-rte-attribs="colspan=14 " data-rte-spaces-before="2">Climate data for De Bilt (1981–2010 averages), all KNMI locations (1901–2011 extremes), snowy days: (1971–2000 averages). </th></tr> <tr> <th data-rte-spaces-before="1">Month </th><th data-rte-spaces-before="1"><abbr data-rte-washtml="1" class="abbr" title="January" data-rte-attribs=" class=abbr title=January ">Jan</abbr> </th><th data-rte-spaces-before="1"><abbr data-rte-washtml="1" class="abbr" title="February" data-rte-attribs=" class=abbr title=February ">Feb</abbr> </th><th data-rte-spaces-before="1"><abbr data-rte-washtml="1" class="abbr" title="March" data-rte-attribs=" class=abbr title=March ">Mar</abbr> </th><th data-rte-spaces-before="1"><abbr data-rte-washtml="1" class="abbr" title="April" data-rte-attribs=" class=abbr title=April ">Apr</abbr> </th><th data-rte-spaces-before="1">May </th><th data-rte-spaces-before="1"><abbr data-rte-washtml="1" class="abbr" title="June" data-rte-attribs=" class=abbr title=June ">Jun</abbr> </th><th data-rte-spaces-before="1"><abbr data-rte-washtml="1" class="abbr" title="July" data-rte-attribs=" class=abbr title=July ">Jul</abbr> </th><th data-rte-spaces-before="1"><abbr data-rte-washtml="1" class="abbr" title="August" data-rte-attribs=" class=abbr title=August ">Aug</abbr> </th><th data-rte-spaces-before="1"><abbr data-rte-washtml="1" class="abbr" title="September" data-rte-attribs=" class=abbr title=September ">Sep</abbr> </th><th data-rte-spaces-before="1"><abbr data-rte-washtml="1" class="abbr" title="October" data-rte-attribs=" class=abbr title=October ">Oct</abbr> </th><th data-rte-spaces-before="1"><abbr data-rte-washtml="1" class="abbr" title="November" data-rte-attribs=" class=abbr title=November ">Nov</abbr> </th><th data-rte-spaces-before="1"><abbr data-rte-washtml="1" class="abbr" title="December" data-rte-attribs=" class=abbr title=December ">Dec</abbr> </th><th data-rte-style="border-left-width:medium" style="border-left-width:medium" data-rte-attribs="style=border-left-width:medium ">Year </th></tr> <tr> <th data-rte-style="height: 16px;" style="height: 16px;" data-rte-attribs="height=16 ">Record high °C (°F) </th><td data-rte-style="background:#FFA74F;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFA74F;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFA74F;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">17.2<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(63.0) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FF9123;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FF9123;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FF9123;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">20.4<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(68.7) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FF6D00;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FF6D00;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FF6D00;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">25.6<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(78.1) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FF4000;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FF4000;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FF4000;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">32.2<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(90.0) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FF2800;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FF2800;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FF2800;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">35.6<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(96.1) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FF1500;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FF1500;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FF1500;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">38.4<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(101.1) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FF1E00;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FF1E00;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FF1E00;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">37.1<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(98.8) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FF1300;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FF1300;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FF1300;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">38.6<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(101.5) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FF2B00;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FF2B00;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FF2B00;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">35.2<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(95.4) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FF4E00;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FF4E00;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FF4E00;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">30.1<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(86.2) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FF8C1A;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FF8C1A;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FF8C1A;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">21.1<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(70.0) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFA347;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFA347;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFA347;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">17.8<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(64.0) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FF1300;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" style="background:#FF1300;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FF1300;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium">38.6<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(101.5) </td></tr> <tr> <th data-rte-style="height: 16px;" style="height: 16px;" data-rte-attribs="height=16 ">Average high °C (°F) </th><td data-rte-style="background:#FFF7EF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFF7EF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFF7EF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">5.6<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(42.1) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFF1E4;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFF1E4;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFF1E4;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">6.4<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(43.5) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFD9B3;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFD9B3;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFD9B3;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">10.0<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(50.0) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFBD7C;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFBD7C;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFBD7C;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">14.0<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(57.2) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFA144;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFA144;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFA144;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">18.0<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(64.4) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FF9123;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FF9123;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FF9123;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">20.4<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(68.7) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FF8002;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FF8002;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FF8002;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">22.8<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(73.0) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FF8205;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FF8205;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FF8205;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">22.6<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(72.7) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FF9A35;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FF9A35;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FF9A35;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">19.1<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(66.4) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFB973;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFB973;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFB973;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">14.6<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(58.3) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFDBB8;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFDBB8;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFDBB8;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">9.6<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(49.3) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFF3E8;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFF3E8;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFF3E8;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">6.1<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(43.0) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFBC7A;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" style="background:#FFBC7A;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFBC7A;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium">14.1<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(57.4) </td></tr> <tr> <th data-rte-style="height: 16px;" style="height: 16px;" data-rte-attribs="height=16 ">Daily mean °C (°F) </th><td data-rte-style="background:#F7F7FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#F7F7FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#F7F7FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">3.1<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(37.6) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#F8F8FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#F8F8FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#F8F8FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">3.3<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(37.9) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFF3E7;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFF3E7;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFF3E7;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">6.2<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(43.2) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFDEBE;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFDEBE;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFDEBE;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">9.2<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(48.6) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFC388;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFC388;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFC388;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">13.1<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(55.6) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFB265;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFB265;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFB265;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">15.6<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(60.1) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFA246;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFA246;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFA246;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">17.9<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(64.2) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFA54B;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFA54B;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFA54B;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">17.5<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(63.5) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFBA75;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFBA75;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFBA75;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">14.5<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(58.1) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFD4A9;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFD4A9;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFD4A9;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">10.7<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(51.3) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFEFE0;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFEFE0;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFEFE0;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">6.7<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(44.1) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FAFAFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FAFAFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FAFAFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">3.7<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(38.7) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFD8B1;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" style="background:#FFD8B1;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFD8B1;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium">10.1<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(50.2) </td></tr> <tr> <th data-rte-style="height: 16px;" style="height: 16px;" data-rte-attribs="height=16 ">Average low °C (°F) </th><td data-rte-style="background:#E8E8FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#E8E8FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#E8E8FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">0.3<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(32.5) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#E7E7FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#E7E7FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#E7E7FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">0.2<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(32.4) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#F3F3FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#F3F3FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#F3F3FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">2.3<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(36.1) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FCFCFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FCFCFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FCFCFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">4.1<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(39.4) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFE8D1;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFE8D1;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFE8D1;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">7.8<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(46.0) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFD5AC;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFD5AC;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFD5AC;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">10.5<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(50.9) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFC58C;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFC58C;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFC58C;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">12.8<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(55.0) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFC993;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFC993;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFC993;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">12.3<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(54.1) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFD9B4;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFD9B4;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFD9B4;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">9.9<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(49.8) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFEEDD;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFEEDD;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFEEDD;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">6.9<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(44.4) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FAFAFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FAFAFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FAFAFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">3.6<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(38.5) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#ECECFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#ECECFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#ECECFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">1.0<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(33.8) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFF4EA;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" style="background:#FFF4EA;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFF4EA;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium">6.0<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(42.8) </td></tr> <tr> <th data-rte-style="height: 16px;" style="height: 16px;" data-rte-attribs="height=16 ">Record low °C (°F) </th><td data-rte-style="background:#5252FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#5252FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#5252FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">−27.4<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(−17.3) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#5656FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#5656FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#5656FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">−26.8<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(−16.2) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#7777FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#7777FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#7777FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">−20.7<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(−5.3) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#B4B4FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#B4B4FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#B4B4FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">−9.4<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(15.1) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#C9C9FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#C9C9FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#C9C9FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">−5.4<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(22.3) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#E0E0FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#E0E0FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#E0E0FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">−1.2<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(29.8) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#EAEAFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#EAEAFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#EAEAFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">0.7<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(33.3) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#EDEDFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#EDEDFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#EDEDFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">1.3<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(34.3) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#D2D2FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#D2D2FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#D2D2FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">−3.7<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(25.3) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#B8B8FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#B8B8FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#B8B8FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">−8.5<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(16.7) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#9999FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#9999FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#9999FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">−14.4<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(6.1) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#6E6EFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#6E6EFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#6E6EFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">−22.3<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(−8.1) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#5252FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" style="background:#5252FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#5252FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium">−27.4<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(−17.3) </td></tr> <tr> <th data-rte-style="height: 16px;" style="height: 16px;" data-rte-attribs="height=16 "><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22Precipitation%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Precipitation%20%28meteorology%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="/wiki/Precipitation_(meteorology)" title="Precipitation (meteorology)">Precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th><td data-rte-style="background:#97FF97;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#97FF97;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#97FF97;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">69.6<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(2.74) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#A3FFA3;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#A3FFA3;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#A3FFA3;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">55.8<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(2.197) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#9BFF9B;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#9BFF9B;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#9BFF9B;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">66.8<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(2.63) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#BDFFBD;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#BDFFBD;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#BDFFBD;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">42.3<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(1.665) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#A2FFA2;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#A2FFA2;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#A2FFA2;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">61.9<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(2.437) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#9AFF9A;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#9AFF9A;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#9AFF9A;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">65.6<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(2.583) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#86FF86;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#86FF86;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#86FF86;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">81.1<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(3.193) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#92FF92;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#92FF92;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#92FF92;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">72.9<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(2.87) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#86FF86;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#86FF86;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#86FF86;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">78.1<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(3.075) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#83FF83;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#83FF83;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#83FF83;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">82.8<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(3.26) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#84FF84;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#84FF84;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#84FF84;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">79.8<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(3.142) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#8EFF8E;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#8EFF8E;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#8EFF8E;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">75.8<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(2.984) </td><td data-rte-style="background:#95FF95;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" style="background:#95FF95;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#95FF95;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium">832.5<br data-rte-washtml="1" />(32.776) </td></tr> <tr> <th data-rte-style="height: 16px; font-size:90%" style="height: 16px; font-size:90%" data-rte-attribs="height=16 style=font-size:90%"><abbr data-rte-washtml="1" class="abbr" title="Average" data-rte-attribs=" class=abbr title=Average ">Avg.</abbr> precipitation days <font data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="font-size:80%" style="font-size:80%" data-rte-attribs=" style=font-size:80%"><span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;">(≥ 0.1 mm)</span></font> </th><td data-rte-style="background:#2D2DFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#2D2DFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#2D2DFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">17 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#4141FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#4141FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#4141FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">14 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#2D2DFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#2D2DFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#2D2DFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">17 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#5959FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#5959FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#5959FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">13 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#5252FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#5252FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#5252FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">14 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#4C4CFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#4C4CFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#4C4CFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">14 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#5252FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#5252FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#5252FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">14 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#5252FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#5252FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#5252FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">14 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#3F3FFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#3F3FFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#3F3FFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">15 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#3939FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#3939FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#3939FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">16 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#1919FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#1919FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#1919FF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">18 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#2D2DFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#2D2DFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#2D2DFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">17 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#3E3EFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" style="background:#3E3EFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#3E3EFF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium">184 </td></tr> <tr> <th data-rte-style="height: 16px; font-size:90%" style="height: 16px; font-size:90%" data-rte-attribs="height=16 style=font-size:90%"><abbr data-rte-washtml="1" class="abbr" title="Average" data-rte-attribs=" class=abbr title=Average ">Avg.</abbr> snowy days <font data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="font-size:80%" style="font-size:80%" data-rte-attribs=" style=font-size:80%"><span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="white-space:nowrap;" style="white-space:nowrap;" data-rte-attribs=" style=white-space:nowrap;">(≥ 0 cm)</span></font> </th><td data-rte-style="background:#B4B4FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#B4B4FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#B4B4FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">6 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#ADADFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#ADADFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#ADADFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">6 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#CDCDFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#CDCDFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#CDCDFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">4 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#E5E5FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#E5E5FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#E5E5FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">2 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">0 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">– </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">– </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">– </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">– </td><td data-rte-style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">0 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#E5E5FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#E5E5FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#E5E5FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">2 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#C1C1FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#C1C1FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#C1C1FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">5 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#E4E4FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" style="background:#E4E4FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#E4E4FF;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium">25 </td></tr> <tr> <th data-rte-style="height: 16px; font-size:90%" style="height: 16px; font-size:90%" data-rte-attribs="height=16 style=font-size:90%">% <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22humidity%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22humidity%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Humidity (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSHVtaWRpdHk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">humidity</a> </th><td data-rte-style="background:#0000B1;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#0000B1;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#0000B1;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">87 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#0000BC;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#0000BC;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#0000BC;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">84 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#0000C8;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#0000C8;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#0000C8;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">81 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#0000DF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#0000DF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#0000DF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">75 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#0000DF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#0000DF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#0000DF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">75 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#0000DB;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#0000DB;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#0000DB;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">76 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#0000D7;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#0000D7;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#0000D7;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">77 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#0000CF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#0000CF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#0000CF;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">79 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#0000BC;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#0000BC;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#0000BC;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">84 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#0000B5;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#0000B5;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#0000B5;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">86 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#0000A9;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#0000A9;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#0000A9;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">89 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#0000A9;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#0000A9;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#0000A9;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">89 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#0000C4;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" style="background:#0000C4;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#0000C4;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium">82 </td></tr> <tr> <th data-rte-style="height: 16px; font-size:90%" style="height: 16px; font-size:90%" data-rte-attribs="height=16 style=font-size:90%">Mean monthly sunshine hours </th><td data-rte-style="background:#717171;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#717171;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#717171;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">62.3 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#AAAAAA;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#AAAAAA;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#AAAAAA;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">85.7 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#B7B75D;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#B7B75D;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#B7B75D;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">121.6 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#D1D100;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#D1D100;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#D1D100;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">173.6 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#D9D900;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#D9D900;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#D9D900;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">207.2 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#D7D700;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#D7D700;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#D7D700;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">193.9 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#D9D900;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#D9D900;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#D9D900;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">206.0 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#D4D400;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#D4D400;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#D4D400;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">187.7 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#C0C021;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#C0C021;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#C0C021;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">138.3 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#B3B375;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#B3B375;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#B3B375;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">112.9 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#777777;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#777777;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#777777;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">63.0 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#5A5A5A;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" style="background:#5A5A5A;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#5A5A5A;color:#FFFFFF; font-size:85%;text-align:center;">49.3 </td><td data-rte-style="background:#BDBD35;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" style="background:#BDBD35;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium" data-rte-attribs="style=background:#BDBD35;color:#000000; font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium">1,601.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" data-rte-style="text-align:center;font-size:85%" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%" data-rte-attribs="colspan=14 style=text-align:center;font-size:85% "><i>Source: Knmi.nl<sup id="cite_ref-knmi_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-knmi-10">[11]</a></sup></i> </td></tr></table>​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Ice days (maximum temperature below <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C0%7CC%7CF%7C0%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​0 °C (32 °F)​</span>) usually occur from December until February, with the occasional rare ice day prior to or after that period. Freezing days (minimum temperature below <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C0%7CC%7CF%7C0%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​0 °C (32 °F)​</span>) occur much more often, usually ranging from mid-November to late March, but not rarely measured as early as mid October and as late as mid May. If one chooses the height of measurement to be <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C10%7Ccm%7C0%7Cabbr%3Don%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​10 cm (4 in)​</span> above ground instead of <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C150%7Ccm%7C0%7Cabbr%3Don%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​150 cm (59 in)​</span>, one may even find such temperatures in the middle of the summer. On average, snow can occur from November to April, but sometimes occurs in May or October too. <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ANijl%5Cu00e2nnermolen%20Workum.jpg%7Cthumb%7C%5B%5BFriesland%5D%5D%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Nijl%5Cu00e2nnermolen_Workum.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Nijl%5Cu00e2nnermolen%20Workum%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%5B%5BFriesland%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220087%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFriesland%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Friesland%5C%22%3EFriesland%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Nijl%C3%A2nnermolen_Workum.jpg/180px-Nijl%C3%A2nnermolen_Workum.jpg" width="180" height="135" class="image thumb withCaption" data-image-name="Nijlânnermolen Workum.jpg" data-image-key="Nijl%C3%A2nnermolen_Workum.jpg" type="image" /> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Warm days (maximum temperature above <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C20%7CC%7CF%7C0%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​20 °C (68 °F)​</span>) in De Bilt are usually found in April to October, but in some parts of the country these warm days can also occur in March, or even sometimes in November or February (usually not in De Bilt, however). Summer days (maximum temperature above <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C25%7CC%7CF%7C0%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​25 °C (77 °F)​</span>) are usually measured in De Bilt from May until September, tropical days (maximum temperature above <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C30%7CC%7CF%7C0%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​30 °C (86 °F)​</span>) are rare and usually occur only in June to August. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Precipitation throughout the year is distributed relatively equally each month. Summer and autumn months tend to gather a little more precipitation than the other months, mainly because of the intensity of the rainfall rather than the frequency of rain days (this is especially the case in summer, when lightning is also much more frequent). </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The number of sunshine hours is affected by the fact that because of the geographical latitude, the length of the days varies between barely eight hours in December and nearly 17 hours in June. </p> <h4 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Environment</h4> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BFurther%7CList%20of%20national%20parks%20of%20the%20Netherlands%7CList%20of%20extinct%20animals%20of%20the%20Netherlands%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Further%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22spacesafter%22%3A%22%22%7D" contenteditable="false">​ <div data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-line-start="true" class="rellink" data-rte-attribs=" class=rellink">Further information: <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22List%20of%20national%20parks%20of%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22List%20of%20national%20parks%20of%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="List of national parks of the Netherlands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGlzdF9vZl9uYXRpb25hbF9wYXJrc19vZl90aGVfTmV0aGVybGFuZHM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">List of national parks of the Netherlands</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22wikitextIdx%22%3Anull%2C%22text%22%3A%22List%20of%20extinct%20animals%20of%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22List%20of%20extinct%20animals%20of%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="List of extinct animals of the Netherlands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGlzdF9vZl9leHRpbmN0X2FuaW1hbHNfb2ZfdGhlX05ldGhlcmxhbmRzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">List of extinct animals of the Netherlands</a></div>​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The Netherlands has 20 national parks and hundreds of other nature reserves, most of which are owned by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Staatsbosbeheer%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Staatsbosbeheer%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BStaatsbosbeheer%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Staatsbosbeheer (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3RhYXRzYm9zYmVoZWVyP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Staatsbosbeheer</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Natuurmonumenten%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Natuurmonumenten%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNatuurmonumenten%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Natuurmonumenten (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTmF0dXVybW9udW1lbnRlbj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Natuurmonumenten</a> and include <a 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class="mw-redirect">woods</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22dunes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22dunes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bdunes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Dunes (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRHVuZXM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">dunes</a> and other habitats. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Phytogeographically%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Phytogeography%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPhytogeography%7CPhytogeographically%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Phytogeography (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUGh5dG9nZW9ncmFwaHk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Phytogeographically</a>, the Netherlands is shared between the Atlantic European and Central European provinces of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Circumboreal%20Region%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Circumboreal%20Region%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCircumboreal%20Region%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Circumboreal Region (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2lyY3VtYm9yZWFsX1JlZ2lvbj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Circumboreal Region</a> within the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Boreal%20Kingdom%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Boreal%20Kingdom%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBoreal%20Kingdom%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Boreal Kingdom (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQm9yZWFsX0tpbmdkb20/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Boreal Kingdom</a>. According to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22World%20Wide%20Fund%20for%20Nature%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22World%20Wide%20Fund%20for%20Nature%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWorld%20Wide%20Fund%20for%20Nature%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="World Wide Fund for Nature (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV29ybGRfV2lkZV9GdW5kX2Zvcl9OYXR1cmU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">World Wide Fund for Nature</a>, the territory of the Netherlands belongs to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22ecoregion%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22ecoregion%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Becoregion%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Ecoregion (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRWNvcmVnaW9uP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">ecoregion</a> of Atlantic mixed forests. In 1871, the last old original natural woods were cut down, and most woods today are planted monocultures of trees like <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Scots%20Pine%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Scots%20Pine%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BScots%20Pine%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Scots Pine (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2NvdHNfUGluZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Scots Pine</a> and trees that are not native to the Netherlands.<span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BCitation%20needed%7Cdate%3DJanuary%202009%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Citation%20needed%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</span> These woods were planted on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22anthropogenic%20heaths%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22heath%20%28habitat%29%23Anthropogenic%20heaths%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bheath%20%28habitat%29%23Anthropogenic%20heaths%7Canthropogenic%20heaths%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Heath (habitat) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSGVhdGhfKGhhYml0YXQpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">anthropogenic heaths</a> and sand-drifts (overgrazed heaths) (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Veluwe%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Veluwe%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVeluwe%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Veluwe (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVmVsdXdlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Veluwe</a>). </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ANetherlands%20Grote%20Peel%20lake.jpg%7Cthumb%7C%5B%5BDe%20Groote%20Peel%20National%20Park%5D%5D%20in%20%5B%5BNorth%20Brabant%5D%5D.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Netherlands_Grote_Peel_lake.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Netherlands%20Grote%20Peel%20lake%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%5B%5BDe%20Groote%20Peel%20National%20Park%5D%5D%20in%20%5B%5BNorth%20Brabant%5D%5D.%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220105%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22new%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22De%20Groote%20Peel%20National%20Park%20%28page%20does%20not%20exist%29%5C%22%20rel%3D%5C%22nofollow%5C%22%20data-uncrawlable-url%3D%5C%22L3dpa2kvRGVfR3Jvb3RlX1BlZWxfTmF0aW9uYWxfUGFyaz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE%3D%5C%22%3EDe%20Groote%20Peel%20National%20Park%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20in%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220106%5C%22%20href%3D%5C%22%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FNorth_Brabant%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22North%20Brabant%5C%22%3ENorth%20Brabant%3C%5C%2Fa%3E.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Netherlands_Grote_Peel_lake.jpg/180px-Netherlands_Grote_Peel_lake.jpg" width="180" height="135" class="image thumb withCaption" data-image-name="Netherlands Grote Peel lake.jpg" data-image-key="Netherlands_Grote_Peel_lake.jpg" type="image" /> </p> <h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Caribbean islands</h3> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BMain%7CBonaire%23Geography%7Cl1%3DBonaire%7CSaba%23Geography%20and%20ecology%7Cl2%3DSaba%7CSint%20Eustatius%23Geography%7Cl3%3DSint%20Eustatius%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Main%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ABonaire%201.jpg%7Cthumb%7Cright%7CView%20of%20the%20coast%20of%20%5B%5BBonaire%5D%5D%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Bonaire_1.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Bonaire%201%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22right%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22View%20of%20the%20coast%20of%20%5B%5BBonaire%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22View%20of%20the%20coast%20of%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220108%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22new%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Bonaire%20%28page%20does%20not%20exist%29%5C%22%20rel%3D%5C%22nofollow%5C%22%20data-uncrawlable-url%3D%5C%22L3dpa2kvQm9uYWlyZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE%3D%5C%22%3EBonaire%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Bonaire_1.jpg/180px-Bonaire_1.jpg" width="180" height="120" class="image thumb alignRight withCaption" data-image-name="Bonaire 1.jpg" data-image-key="Bonaire_1.jpg" type="image" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Caribbean%20Netherlands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Caribbean%20Netherlands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCaribbean%20Netherlands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Caribbean Netherlands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2FyaWJiZWFuX05ldGhlcmxhbmRzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Caribbean Netherlands</a> form a part of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lesser%20Antilles%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lesser%20Antilles%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLesser%20Antilles%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Lesser Antilles (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGVzc2VyX0FudGlsbGVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Lesser Antilles</a>. Within this island group, </p> <ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><b>Bonaire</b> is part of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22ABC%20islands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22ABC%20islands%20%28Lesser%20Antilles%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BABC%20islands%20%28Lesser%20Antilles%29%7CABC%20islands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="ABC islands (Lesser Antilles) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQUJDX2lzbGFuZHNfKExlc3Nlcl9BbnRpbGxlcyk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">ABC islands</a> within the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Leeward%20Antilles%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Leeward%20Antilles%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLeeward%20Antilles%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Leeward Antilles (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGVld2FyZF9BbnRpbGxlcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Leeward Antilles</a> island chain off the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Venezuela%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Venezuela%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVenezuela%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuelan</a> coast. The Leeward Antilles have a mixed volcanic and coral origin. </li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><b>Saba</b> and <b>Sint Eustatius</b> are part of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22SSS%20islands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22SSS%20islands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSSS%20islands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="SSS islands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU1NTX2lzbGFuZHM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">SSS islands</a>. They are located east of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Puerto%20Rico%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Puerto%20Rico%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPuerto%20Rico%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Virgin%20Islands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Virgin%20Islands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVirgin%20Islands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Virgin Islands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVmlyZ2luX0lzbGFuZHM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Virgin Islands</a>. Although in the English language they are considered part of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Leeward%20Islands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Leeward%20Islands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLeeward%20Islands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Leeward Islands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGVld2FyZF9Jc2xhbmRzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Leeward Islands</a>, French, Spanish, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dutch%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dutch%20language%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDutch%20language%7CDutch%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="/wiki/Dutch_language" title="Dutch language">Dutch</a> and the English spoken locally consider them part of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Windward%20Islands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Windward%20Islands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWindward%20Islands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Windward Islands (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2luZHdhcmRfSXNsYW5kcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Windward Islands</a>. The Windward Islands are all of volcanic origin and hilly, leaving little ground suitable for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22agriculture%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22agriculture%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bagriculture%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Agriculture (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQWdyaWN1bHR1cmU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">agriculture</a>. The highest point is <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mount%20Scenery%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mount%20Scenery%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMount%20Scenery%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Mount Scenery (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTW91bnRfU2NlbmVyeT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Mount Scenery</a>, <span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bconvert%7C887%7Cm%7Cft%7C0%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22convert%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​887 metres (2,910 ft)​</span>, on <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Saba%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Saba%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSaba%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Saba (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2FiYT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Saba</a> (also the highest point in all the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kingdom%20of%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kingdom%20of%20the%20Netherlands%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKingdom%20of%20the%20Netherlands%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands" title="Kingdom of the Netherlands">Kingdom of the Netherlands</a>). </li></ul> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The islands of the Caribbean Netherlands enjoy a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22tropical%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22tropical%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Btropical%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Tropical (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVHJvcGljYWw/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">tropical</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22climate%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22climate%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bclimate%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Climate (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2xpbWF0ZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">climate</a> with warm weather all year round. The Leeward Islands are warmer and drier than the Windward islands. In summer, the Windward Islands can be subject to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22hurricanes%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22hurricanes%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bhurricanes%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-4788748426009cd7730853" class="new" title="Hurricanes (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSHVycmljYW5lcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">hurricanes</a>. </p> <br /><strong data-rte-washtml="1" class="error" data-rte-attribs=" class=error">Cite error: <code data-rte-washtml="1"><ref></code> tags exist, but no <code data-rte-washtml="1"><references/></code> tag was found</strong><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key genealogy:rte-parser-cache:68778 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. 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