'U bevindt zich hier' De Slufter, Neeltje Jans, Zeeland, Netherlands
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N 51° 37.863 E 003° 41.637
31U E 548030 N 5720232
Neeltje Jans is als werkeiland een onderdeel van de Oosterscheldekering.
Waymark Code: WM13Q2X
Location: Zeeland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 01/29/2021
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NL
Vroeger was Neeltje Jans een zandplaat in de monding van de Oosterschelde. Door de zandplaat op te hogen is het werkeiland gecreëerd, dat ten tijde van de bouw van de stormvloedkering werd gebruikt. Toen het werk in 1986 klaar was, hebben Natuurmonumenten en Het Zeeuwse Landschap het eiland opgekocht en omgevormd tot natuurgebied dat onderdeel is van Nationaal Park Oosterschelde.
EN
Neeltje Jans (Dutch pronunciation: ['ne?lc? j?ns]) is an artificial island in the Netherlands in the province of Zeeland, halfway between Noord-Beveland and Schouwen-Duiveland in the Oosterschelde. It was constructed to facilitate the construction of the Oosterscheldedam.
After the construction, a fun park with attractions and other various expositions were built on the island, which are now connected to the shore through the dam. Another addition of the island is a nature reserve.
The island was named after a nearby sand bank. The name of this sandbank has two possible origins:
It could be named after a boat with the name Neeltje Jans, stranded on the sandbank. Neeltje is a Dutch first name (a diminutive from Cornelia or Neelie like in Neelie Kroes). Jans is a familiar surname (meaning a son or daughter of Jan).
It could be named after a goddess of the sea, Nehalennia.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neeltje_Jans
Location Name: De Slufter
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