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Designations
Ramsar Wetland
Official nameOosterschelde
Designated4 March 1987
Reference no.354[1]
Eastern Scheldt (Oosterschelde)
Aerial view

The Eastern Scheldt (Dutch: Oosterschelde) is a former estuary in the province of Zeeland, Netherlands, between Schouwen-Duiveland and Tholen on the north and Noord-Beveland and Zuid-Beveland on the south. It also features the largest national park in the Netherlands, founded in 2002.

  1. ^ "Oosterschelde". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

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Eastern Scheldt

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The Eastern Scheldt (Dutch: Oosterschelde) is a former estuary in the province of Zeeland, Netherlands, between Schouwen-Duiveland and Tholen on the north...

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Scheldt

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two branches from that point: the Oosterschelde (Eastern Scheldt); and the Westerschelde (Western Scheldt). In the 19th century, however, the Dutch built...

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Oosterscheldekering

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The Oosterscheldekering (pronounced [oːstərˌsxɛldəˈkeːrɪŋ] English: Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier), between the islands Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland...

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Western Scheldt

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The Western Scheldt (Dutch: Westerschelde) in the province of Zeeland in the southwestern Netherlands, is the estuary of the Scheldt river. This river...

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Oesterdam

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Netherlands, situated between Tholen and South Beveland in the eastern part of the Eastern Scheldt. The dam, with a length of 10.5 kilometres, is the longest...

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Zeeland Bridge

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Zeelandbrug) is the longest bridge in the Netherlands. The bridge spans the Eastern Scheldt estuary. It connects the islands of Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland...

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Battle of the Scheldt

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The Battle of the Scheldt in World War II was a series of military operations to open up the Scheldt river between Antwerp and the North Sea for shipping...

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List of tidal power stations

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SaltWire". www.thechronicleherald.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-23. Tocardo Eastern Scheldt Storm Surge Barrier Tidal Power Project, archived from the original...

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Oosterschelde National Park

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It comprises the Eastern Scheldt (Dutch: Oosterschelde), Keeten-Mastgat, Krabbenkreek, Zijpe, Slaak, and Krammer. The Eastern Scheldt part behind the Oesterdam...

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Yerseke

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is a village situated on the southern shore of the Oosterschelde (Eastern Scheldt) estuary in the Dutch province of Zeeland. A separate municipality...

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Walcheren

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of Zeeland at the mouth of the Scheldt estuary. It lies between the Eastern Scheldt in the north and the Western Scheldt in the south and is roughly the...

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VolkerWessels

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Cycling Team. Major projects undertaken by the company include the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier completed in 1986, the Gateshead Millennium Bridge...

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Netherlands

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a UNESCO World Heritage Nature Site. The Eastern Scheldt, formerly the northeast estuary of the river Scheldt was designated a national park in 2002, making...

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Zeeland

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offerings (votives) which have been dredged up from the Oosterschelde (Eastern Scheldt) since 1870. Two more Nehalennia offering stones have also been found...

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Rudolf Diesel

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pilot boat Coertsen came upon the corpse of a man floating in the Eastern Scheldt. The body was in such an advanced state of decomposition that it was...

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Saeftinghe Castle

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the Western Scheldt, or Honte was not yet connected to the Scheldt, which flowed to the North Sea by what is now known as the Eastern Scheldt. Even in 1250-1300...

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Wemeldinge

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Kapelle, about 4 km northwest of Yerseke. It is located within the Eastern Scheldt national park. The village was first mentioned in 1222 as Gerardus...

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Mosseldag

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delicacy, and other seafood. You can go freely on a trip over the Eastern Scheldt with a mussel fishing boat (or watch the fleet go by), walk along the...

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Delta Works

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Oosterscheldekering Philipsdam Rotterdam Scheldt Rhine Canal Veerse Gatdam Volkerakdam Seawater Western Scheldt Zandkreekdam Zeeland Bridge The Delta Works...

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Neeltje Jans

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Jans is the large island structure in the centre. Geography Location Eastern Scheldt Coordinates 51°37′37″N 3°42′01″E / 51.62694°N 3.70028°E / 51.62694;...

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Caprella mutica

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from artificial structures in and around the Neeltje-Jans and the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier in Burghsluis, Zeeland. As with the case of the...

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Frank Spaargaren

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to close the Eastern Scheldt, and in 1971, he took charge of the project as Head of Service Execution. The closure of the Eastern Scheldt was achieved...

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Veerse Meer

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surrounding polders until its excess waters can be discharged into the Eastern Scheldt. Its level are lowered in the winter to help drain the polders and...

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Development of tidal stream generators

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five Tocardo T2 turbines were installed on the Oosterscheldekering (Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier) also in the Netherlands. These started generating...

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Kreekrakdam

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land could be reclaimed. This restricted the flow of the Scheldt River to the Eastern Scheldt to ultimately a narrow channel. Already in 1810 there were...

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Jan Agema

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the Oosterschelde (English: Eastern Scheldt) with a dam. The dam, known as the Oosterscheldekering (English: Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier), had originally...

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