Contest #46
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How to Play
To participate, just make your guess in the comments section for each photo. Guesses will be held until the end of the contest, when they will all be made public. Anything and everything is fair game for getting a correct answer. Each contest will last one week, starting on Friday, so submit your guess as soon as you have an idea.
Maeslantkering
Comment by PK | July 30, 2008
Maeslantkering - a storm surge barrier in the Nieuwe Waterweg waterway located between the towns of Hoek van Holland and Maassluis, Netherlands.
Comment by ACG | July 30, 2008
This is Maeslantkering sea barrier, located in Holland. According to Wikipedia, It is supposedly the largest moving structure on Earth, hmmmm not sure about that.
Cheers,
-Skip
Comment by Skip (Austin, TX) | July 30, 2008
Its the “Maeslantkering” a storm surge barrier outside of Rotterdam (apparently).
This took me a long time. After looking at the image for a few minutes I thought “its got to be one of the dams around the IJsselmeer!” I zoomed in and spent some time flipping around, even going in and around Amsterdam but could not for the life of me find it.
I did some google searches for “retractable lock” “retractable dam” “movable dam” but came up short each time. It looked pretty green, so it couldn’t be suez. It didn’t look like panama. Finally another search lead me to Venice. It didn’t look quite right but I remember reading about retractable dams to the lagoon venice is in. Spent another long while looking around venice, then gave up for a while.
Later I decided to revisist the IJsselmeer. Instead of googling and doing wikipedia for general dams/locks, I just read the entry on the IJssel, which lead me to two Works: Zuiderzee and Delta. I noticed that the Delta works had projects all around Rotterdam and Antwerp, not just Amsterdam, so I extended my search southwards and found it in about 5 minutes.
I feel dumb for not searching more on my first hunch, which was pretty close.
Comment by David S | July 30, 2008
Maeslantkering, Hoek van Holland, Netherlands
http://www.keringhuis.nl/maeslantkering/
Comment by Willem | July 30, 2008
Roterdam, Maeslantkering storm surge barrier in the Nieuwe Waterweg waterway, Netherlands.
Comment by Milosh, Serbia | July 30, 2008
This is the “Maeslantkering” (the Maeslant barrier), at the entrance of the port of Rotterdam.
This structure is part of the “DeltaWorks” (or Delta project), a huge network of 300 dams, levees, barriers, designed to protect the Netherlands from flood.
The Maeslant barrier is the last structure built within the Deltaworks, and is a storm surge protection device.
– I didn’t know that one, but I figured quickly it was a “dutch thing” : color of water, green grass, high tech, etc. I flew over a few estuaries of Netherlands with GE (Escaut N, S, Maas, Rhine), and finally found that one in a few minutes.
Comment by Michael | July 30, 2008
flood barrier nieuwe waterweg protecting Zeeland and Holland and the caland canal.
Comment by Ewen | July 30, 2008
This is the Maeslantkering, near the Hoek van Holland (Netherlands). It’s a flood barrier that can be closed if there is a danger of a storm surge, which might affect Rotterdam and other towns along the Rhine.
I think I remember these gates from a documentary, possibly Discovery Channel, on the threat that storm surges pose to low-lying areas, and I was pretty sure it was near Rotterdam, which it is. In Google Earth, the 3D model shows its closed position.
Comment by brian t | July 30, 2008
The Maeslantkering, a storm surge barrier in the Netherlands. Apparently it is also the largest moving structure on earth (thanks wikipedia).
Comment by jvo | July 30, 2008
This is a storm surge barrier near the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Fly to Hoek van Holland (”Hook of Holland”) and you’ll see it centered at about 51.57.16N 4.09.50E. A Google Earth Community entry describes it as the Maeslant Barrier.
Comment by charlie my boy | July 30, 2008
Maeslant barrier. The Netherlands.
Comment by Sierralapiedra | July 31, 2008
The Maeslantkering - A storm surge barrier in the Nieuwe Waterweg waterway located between Hoek van Holland and Maassluis, Netherlands. I had never heard of it before, but I figured it was a tidal control barrier of some sort in the coastal Netherlands/France/Germany area. A little searching and there it was! Good one. Thanks!
Comment by ej | July 31, 2008
Maeslant surge barrier, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Saw a TV program on Netherlands sea defences and recognised it. Now if only I had not missed looking at this site when it was the Barcelona cathedral aerial I would be doing really well. Much happier with Northern Hemispere aerials.
Comment by Linda Holland | July 31, 2008
Those are the swinging weirs in Rotterdam. They protect the upriver lowlands from surge.
Comment by Pan | July 31, 2008
Maeslant barrier near Hoek Van Holland, The Netherlands.
Comment by Minkas | July 31, 2008
Maeslant Barrier near Rotterdam on the Nieuwe waterway.
Comment by Keith M | August 1, 2008
This is “the Maeslantkering, a storm surge barrier in the Nieuwe Waterweg waterway located between the towns of Hoek van Holland and Maassluis, Netherlands”
I remembered the structure from some TV documentary, I thoghy it was in the Netherlands so I went to see the Dutch coast.
I couldn’t find it, so I looked for “locks” and “flood gates” in Google and Wikipedia. There I found the reference for Maeslantkering.
Comment by Enrique s | August 1, 2008
maeslantkering in Holland
Comment by Brian | August 2, 2008
This is near “The Corner of Holland” or “De Hoek Van Holland.” It’s a tidal gate to protect from high tides rushing in I think. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=De+Hoek+Van+Holland&sll=51.316881,3.779297&sspn=19.462319,50.405273&ie=UTF8&ll=51.953258,4.167638&spn=0.018699,0.049224&t=h&z=15
Comment by Joey Hazlett | August 2, 2008
Maelslant Barrier (Delta Works Project), Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Comment by brian clements | August 3, 2008
as an FYI, me and a bunch of geology bloggers started playing a version of this game (started on my blog here
in January 2007) … we are now on #141 (here
).
Ours is typically, but not always, showcasing some geologic feature.
Comment by Brian | August 3, 2008