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This is the Conversation Forum for Polders and Dykes in The Netherlands << mistake Dikes >> Subject: South Sea? Posted Nov 13, 2002 by Researcher 209017   Posting 1 I believe that all of this pumping and reclaiming occured with regard to the North Sea (Zuider Zee) and not the South Sea as mentioned in your article - although I'm not 100% certain of this! Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: South Sea? Posted Nov 26, 2002 by Just an innocent bystander This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 Well, "Zuiderzee" literally means South Sea. Technically, the Zuiderzee was the part of the North Sea that was surrounded by the land itself. Take a look at a map of The Netherlands: Look at where the dyke ("afsluitdijk") is. Below it is what used to be the Zuiderzee (Now IJsselmeer). Above it you have the North Sea. So actually, before the dyke was constructed, the (former) Zuiderzee and North Sea were the same water, just named differently. Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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