I-Netherlands lilizwe elithe tyaba kakhulu, elinama-25% omhlaba walo okanye ngaphantsi komphakamo wolwandle. Iinduli eziphantsi, ezigubungelayo zigubungela inxalenye yommandla ophakathi, kwaye emazantsi asezantsi, umhlaba unyuka kumazantsi eentaba zeArdennes.
Kangangeenkulungwane ezininzi izikhukula ezomeleleyo bezitshabalalisa iNetherlands, zibulala amashumi amawaka abantu. Bezimisele ukusindisa ilizwe labo kunye nokuchacha elwandle, amaDatshi asebenzise izixhobo zomoya ezininzi zokukhupha amanzi aphume kwiindawo eziphantsi. Kwi-1930s ukwakhiwa kwamadama ajongene neenzame zolwandle kwaqhubeka xa kwakusakhiwa i-Afsluitdijk (dike).
Ngale ndlela, kukho amachibi aliqela aphuphumayo kwaye enziwe eHolland, njenge Imifuno, Eli lichibi elenziweyo ngokuthe ngqo empuma yesixeko saseDatshi Haarlem. Yembiwa ngo-1994, ubukhulu becala ngenjongo zokuzonwabisa kwaye iyinxalenye yendawo yolonwabo yeSpaarnwoude.
Ichibi li-450 ngeemitha ezingama-400. Unxweme olusemazantsi lwenziwe ngumgxobhozo owenziwe ngumntu osetyenziselwa ukucoca amanzi. Amanani amakhulu eentaka zasemanzini anokufumaneka apha kunye nakunxweme olusempuma olusempuma ngexesha lasebusika (umzekelo, amarhanisi aseMontagu, iigeon, igolideeneyes eqhelekileyo).
Eli chibi kukuhamba nje okufutshane ukusuka kwisikhululo sikaloliwe i-Haarlem Spaarnwoude kwaye kufutshane no-A200 kunye no-A9. Le meko intle incedise ukuyenza indawo eyaziwayo ekucwangciseni iminyhadala yomgangatho ophakathi.
Ichibi nalo liyabonakala Ewemmerer Ifumaneka kumbindi weNetherlands phakathi kwamaphondo e-Utrecht naseFlevoland, eNoord-Holland. Ilinganisa nge-13,4 yeekhilomitha (5,2 zeekhilomitha) kwaye inesiqithi esincinci, iHond Dode (Inja efileyo). I-Eemmeer idibanisa kumachibi aseGooimeer asentshona, kwindawo apho amachibi amabini awele khona ibhulorho engu-A27, kunye neNijkerkernauw empuma.
Elinye lamachibi yi GrevelingenEli lizibuko lakudala iRhine-Meuse kumda wamaphondo amaDatshi oMzantsi Holland naseZeeland oguqulwe waba lichibi ngenxa yemisebenzi yeDelta. Ime phakathi kweziqithi zeOld Goeree-Overflakkee (South Holland) kunye neSchouwen-Duiveland (Zeeland), ezidityaniswe yiBrouwersdam entshona kunye neGrevelingendam empuma.
