Ijsselmeer

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Ijsselmeer Large lake in the nw Netherlands. It was formed in 1932 by the completion of a dyke that divided the Zuider Zee into the saline Wadden Zee and the freshwater Ijsselmeer. Length of dyke: 32km (20mi). Area: 1200sq km (460sq mi).

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