SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Land that is reclaimed by diking & drainage from the sea in the Netherlands
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They are steep, u-shaped valleys
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They are used as fuel
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i have no idea
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Detailed explanation-1: -A polder (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpɔldər] ( listen)) is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are: Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed. Flood plains separated from the sea or river by a dike.
Detailed explanation-2: -polder, tract of lowland reclaimed from a body of water, often the sea, by the construction of dikes roughly parallel to the shoreline, followed by drainage of the area between the dikes and the natural coastline.
Detailed explanation-3: -Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamation ground or land fill.