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The Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta
Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta

The Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta is a river delta in The Netherlands formed by the confluence of the Rhine, the Meuse river and the Scheldt rivers. The result is a multitude of islands, branches and branch names that may at first sight look bewildering, especially as a waterway that appears to be one continuous stream may change names as many as seve...
 is a river delta
River delta

A delta is a landform that is created at the mouth of a river where that river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, flat arid area, or another river....
 in The Netherlands formed by the confluence of the Rhine
Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
, the Meuse
Meuse River

File:01-Namur-290305 JPG.jpgThe Meuse , is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea....
 and the Scheldt
Scheldt

The Scheldt is a 350 km long river in northern France, western Belgium and the southwestern part of the Netherlands. Its name is derived from an adjective corresponding to Old English sceald "shallow", English language shoal, Low German schol, Frisian languages skol, and Swedish language sk?ll "thin"....
 river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
s. The result is a multitude of island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
s, branches and branch names that may at first sight look bewildering, especially as a waterway
Waterway

A waterway is any navigable body of water. These include rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, and canals. In order for a waterway to be navigable, it must meet several criteria:...
 that appears to be one continuous stream may change names as many as seven times (e.g. Rhine
Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
 > Bijlands Kanaal
Bijlands Kanaal

The Bijlands Kanaal is a canal in the Netherlands province of Gelderland, near the Dutch-Germany border. It is currently by far the most important river-stretch of the Rhine when that major river enters the Netherlands....
 > Pannerdens Kanaal
Pannerdens Kanaal

The Pannerdens Kanaal is a canal in the Netherlands that was dredged between 1701 and 1709 to cut off a large, shallow bend of river Rhine and so improve river traffic and water regulation....
 > Nederrijn
Nederrijn

Nederrijn is the name of the Netherlands part of River Rhine from the confluence at the town of Angeren of the cut-off Rhine bend of Oude Rijn and the Pannerdens Kanaal ....
 > Lek
Lek River

The Lek is a river in the western Netherlands of some 60 km in length. It is the continuation of the Nederrijn after the Kromme Rijn branches off at the town of Wijk bij Duurstede....
 > Nieuwe Maas
Nieuwe Maas

The Nieuwe Maas is a river branch of the Rhine-Meuse delta in the Netherlands. It runs from the confluence of the rivers Noord River and Lek River, and flows west through Rotterdam....
 > Het Scheur
Het Scheur

Het Scheur is a branch of the Rhine-Meuse river delta in South Holland, the Netherlands, that flows west from the Confluence of the Oude Maas and Nieuwe Maas branches past the towns of Rozenburg and Maassluis....
 > Nieuwe Waterweg
Nieuwe Waterweg

The Nieuwe Waterweg is a ship canal in the Netherlands from Scheur west of the town of Maassluis to the North Sea at Hook of Holland. It is the artificial mouth of the river Rhine....
 (> North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
)).

The economic
Economics

File:Ballard Farmers' Market - vegetables.jpgEconomics is the Social sciences that studies the Production theory basics, Distribution , and Consumption of Good and Service ....
 importance of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta is enormous, since the three rivers are important navigable waterways.






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The Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta
Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta

The Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta is a river delta in The Netherlands formed by the confluence of the Rhine, the Meuse river and the Scheldt rivers. The result is a multitude of islands, branches and branch names that may at first sight look bewildering, especially as a waterway that appears to be one continuous stream may change names as many as seve...
 is a river delta
River delta

A delta is a landform that is created at the mouth of a river where that river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, reservoir, flat arid area, or another river....
 in The Netherlands formed by the confluence of the Rhine
Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
, the Meuse
Meuse River

File:01-Namur-290305 JPG.jpgThe Meuse , is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea....
 and the Scheldt
Scheldt

The Scheldt is a 350 km long river in northern France, western Belgium and the southwestern part of the Netherlands. Its name is derived from an adjective corresponding to Old English sceald "shallow", English language shoal, Low German schol, Frisian languages skol, and Swedish language sk?ll "thin"....
 river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
s. The result is a multitude of island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
s, branches and branch names that may at first sight look bewildering, especially as a waterway
Waterway

A waterway is any navigable body of water. These include rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, and canals. In order for a waterway to be navigable, it must meet several criteria:...
 that appears to be one continuous stream may change names as many as seven times (e.g. Rhine
Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
 > Bijlands Kanaal
Bijlands Kanaal

The Bijlands Kanaal is a canal in the Netherlands province of Gelderland, near the Dutch-Germany border. It is currently by far the most important river-stretch of the Rhine when that major river enters the Netherlands....
 > Pannerdens Kanaal
Pannerdens Kanaal

The Pannerdens Kanaal is a canal in the Netherlands that was dredged between 1701 and 1709 to cut off a large, shallow bend of river Rhine and so improve river traffic and water regulation....
 > Nederrijn
Nederrijn

Nederrijn is the name of the Netherlands part of River Rhine from the confluence at the town of Angeren of the cut-off Rhine bend of Oude Rijn and the Pannerdens Kanaal ....
 > Lek
Lek River

The Lek is a river in the western Netherlands of some 60 km in length. It is the continuation of the Nederrijn after the Kromme Rijn branches off at the town of Wijk bij Duurstede....
 > Nieuwe Maas
Nieuwe Maas

The Nieuwe Maas is a river branch of the Rhine-Meuse delta in the Netherlands. It runs from the confluence of the rivers Noord River and Lek River, and flows west through Rotterdam....
 > Het Scheur
Het Scheur

Het Scheur is a branch of the Rhine-Meuse river delta in South Holland, the Netherlands, that flows west from the Confluence of the Oude Maas and Nieuwe Maas branches past the towns of Rozenburg and Maassluis....
 > Nieuwe Waterweg
Nieuwe Waterweg

The Nieuwe Waterweg is a ship canal in the Netherlands from Scheur west of the town of Maassluis to the North Sea at Hook of Holland. It is the artificial mouth of the river Rhine....
 (> North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
)).

The economic
Economics

File:Ballard Farmers' Market - vegetables.jpgEconomics is the Social sciences that studies the Production theory basics, Distribution , and Consumption of Good and Service ....
 importance of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta is enormous, since the three rivers are important navigable waterways. The delta is the entrance from the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
 to the vast German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 and Central Europe
Central Europe

Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern Europe and Western Europe Europe. In addition, Northern Europe, Southern Europe and Southeastern Europe may variously delimit or overlap into Central Europe....
an Hinterland
Hinterland

The hinterland is the land or district behind the borders of a coast or river. Specifically, by the doctrine of the hinterland, the word is applied to the inland region lying behind a port, claimed by the state that owns the coast....
 (and, less so, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
). Major port
Port

||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|}A port is a facility for receiving ships and transferring cargo. They are usually found at the edge of an ocean, sea, river, or lake....
s in the delta are Rotterdam
Port of Rotterdam

The port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe, located in the city of Rotterdam, South Holland, the Netherlands. From 1962 until 1986 it was the world's busiest port, now overtaken by Asian ports like Port of Singapore and Shanghai....
, Antwerp
Port of Antwerp

||-||-||-||-||}The Port of Antwerp is a port accessible to capesize ships in the heart of Europe. Antwerp stands at the upper end of the tidal estuary of the Scheldt....
 (Belgium), Flushing
Flushing, Netherlands

Vlissingen , or Flushing in English, is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the former island of Walcheren. With its strategic location between the Scheldt river and the North Sea, Vlissingen has been an important harbour for centuries....
, and Amsterdam
Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the Capital of the Netherlands and List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people of the Netherlands, located in the Provinces of the Netherlands of North Holland in the west of the country....
 (through the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal
Amsterdam-Rhine Canal

The Amsterdam-Rhine Canal or Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal is a canal in the Netherlands that was built to connect the port city of Amsterdam to the main shipping artery of the Rhine....
). The land areas in the Delta are protected from flooding by the Delta Works
Delta Works

The Deltaworks are a series of constructions built between 1950 and 1997 in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta from the sea....
.

Rmsdeltanorth
Rmsdeltasouth


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