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Nature Geoscience 2, 450–452 (1 July 2009) | doi:10.1038/ngeo572

Dutch coasts in transition

Pavel Kabat , Louise O. Fresco , Marcel J. F. Stive , Cees P. Veerman , Jos S. L. J. van Alphen , Bart W. A. H. Parmet , Wilco Hazeleger & Caroline A. Katsman

The Netherlands is a densely populated country situated primarily in coastal lowlands. The Dutch coast, which is entirely along the North Sea, is 350 km long.