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Exactly. But this technique only allows you to get land that's exactly at sea level, so dikes are absolutely necessary. This also means you need drainage syste
by kuschku 5y ago
Exactly. But this technique only allows you to get land that's exactly at sea level, so dikes are absolutely necessary.
This also means you need drainage systems to remove the water from already reclaimed land, as it's still exactly at sea level and will be relatively wet marshland otherwise.
- Out_of_Characte 5y agoThats why the netherlands built those old school windmills. thats how land was reclaimed below sea level. They no longer serve the same function but are used instead for small shops and for tourists.