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Lek River Rijn (Rhine) River ... Shallow seas were drained to reclaim land, creating new arable areas called polders, a process begun in the 1200s to accommodate a growing population. Between 1590 and 1650, the area of northern Holland increased by one-third, and land reclamation projects

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