Waddenzee

American

[vah-dn-zey] / ˈvɑ dnˌzeɪ /

noun

a shallow inlet of the North Sea between the N coast of the Netherlands and the West Frisian Islands: outer section of the former Zuider Zee. About 3,861 sq. mi. (10,000 sq. km).

Waddenzee British

/ ˈwɑdənzeː /

noun

the part of the North Sea between the Dutch mainland and the West Frisian Islands

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On the wind-whipped Waddenzee Islands of The Netherlands last week, battered landing craft disgorged load after load of equipment and intense men from as far away as Texas, Kuwait and Brunei.

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The Dutch government conservatively estimates that 1,100 billion cubic meters of gas bubbles under the Waddenzee Islands and the northern provinces.

From Time Magazine Archive

On Ameland Island in the Waddenzee group, half the rooms in the tiny Hofker Hotel are occupied by NAM, half by Caltex.

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