Schokland

Local nameSchokland
LocationEuropees Nederland, Netherlands

Schokland is a former island in the Dutch Zuiderzee, in the municipality of Noordoostpolder. Schokland was an elongated strip of peat land which ceased to be an island when the Noordoostpolder was reclaimed from the sea in 1942. It is now just a slightly elevated part of the polder, with a still partly intact retaining wall of the waterfront of Middelbuurt. On 1 April 2014, it had 8 inhabitants, but according to Statistics Netherlands there are five people living on the former island.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schokland

Coordinates 52°38'1.965" N 5°46'24.876" E

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