Polder

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The Zuiderzee in the Netherlands is a Polder. Old land is mostly green, new one is darker in color.
The Zuiderzee in the Netherlands is a Polder. Old land is mostly green, new one is darker in color.

A Polder is an area of land that was taken from a body of water by enclosing the area to be reclaimed with a dike and removing the excess water by pumping and draining. The method to do this is called empoldering.