Some cities in the Netherlands are guarded by flood walls to prevent them from flooding because there are below sea level

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Something you probably didn't know about the Netherlands: About one quarter to one third of The Netherlands are below sea level

You probably did not know that the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands is 6.5 feet or 2 meters below sea level? Just like many other places in the Netherlands some parts of the country is as low as 22 feet are 6.7 meters below sea level. Read more »