Zuiderzee
former bay of the North Sea in the Netherlands, now a separate inland sea or artificial lake divided among the Wadden Sea, Ijsselmeer, and Markermeer
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Summary
Zuiderzee is an empoldered inlet[1]. Zuiderzee draws 2,165 Wikipedia views per month (empoldered inlet category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Netherlands[3]
- Instance of: inland sea[4]
- Part of: North Sea[5]
- Commons category: Zuiderzee[6]
- Has part(s): IJsselmeer[7], Markermeer[8], Wadden Sea[9]
- End time: May 28, 1932[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Zuiderzee[11]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], The New Student's Reference Work[14], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[17]
- Name: Zuydersee[18], Zuiderzee[19], Sudersee[20], Zuderzee[21]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Zuiderzee include Zuyderzée[22], a department of France[23], in France[24], founded in 1811[25].
Why It Matters
Zuiderzee has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Zuiderzee is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for Zuiderzee include Zuyderzée[22], a department of France[23], in France[24], founded in 1811[25].