A silted-up lake has been transformed into the latest addition to the map of the Netherlands – and an eco-haven teeming with wildlifeIt takes approximately an hour on the ferry,across often choppy waters, to reach the newest bit of the Netherlands. For those sailing in from the port of Lelystad, or the first sign of the Marker Wadden is a long finger of sand dunes designed to protect against flooding.“You see the cormorants,the black birds?” asks the environmentalist Roel Posthoorn, pointing skywards.
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Source: theguardian.com