Summary

North part of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta in the Netherlands, focusing on the Rhine and Meuse-influenced bit. This false colour image was made by NLR and ESA. NLR and ESA are cited as its source.

The numbers and letters, which have been added afterwards, indicate the following land and water features:

1. Part of the island of Goeree-Overflakkee
2. The island of Tiengemeten
3. The west end of the province of North Brabant
4. The island of Voorne
5. The island of Putten
6. The island of Hoeksche Waard
7. The island of Dordrecht
8. The National Park of Biesbosch
9. The island of IJsselmonde
10. The island of Rozenburg
11. Part of the province of South Holland

1. The Oude Maasje stream
2. The Bergse Maas ship canal
3. The Afgedamde Maas section of the Meuse
4. River Waal
5. River Boven Merwede
6. The Nieuwe Merwede ship canal
7. The Amer estuary
8. The Hollands Diep strait
9. River Dordtse Kil
10. River Beneden Merwede
11. River Noord
12. River Lek
13. River Hollandse IJssel
14. River Nieuwe Maas
15. River Oude Maas
16. River Spui (river)
17. River Bernisse
18. The former strait of Botlek, now part of the Rotterdam sea port
19. River Het Scheur
20. The Nieuwe Waterweg ship canal
21. The Brielse Meer (Lake Brielle, a former Rhine branche called Nieuwe Maas-Brielse Maas)
22. The Haringvliet strait
23. The Krammer strait
24. Lake Grevelingen (former strait)
25. The North Sea

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