Michiel de Ruyter harbour locks, Vlissingen, NL
N 51° 26.426 E 003° 34.544
31U E 540014 N 5698962
Water locks between the Westerschelde and the passage to the old port of Vlissingen (Flushing)
Waymark Code: WMQ716
Location: Zeeland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 01/01/2016
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The water locks on the Michiel de Ruyter harbour prevent the ships inside of ebb tide. The tidal waves here in the Schelde estuary are about 4-5 meters. This is the old port of Vlissingen (Flushing) nowadays used as an sports harbour.
An old picture is shown on english Wikipedia: (
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