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Encyclopedia > Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal
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The ir. D.F. Woudagemaal (ir. Wouda pumping station) in the Netherlands, is the biggest currently running steam powered pumping station in the world. On October 7, 1920 Queen Wilhelmina opened the puming station that is used to pump out redudant water from Friesland. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2032x1354, 2597 KB) Summary source: [1] by fy:Meidogger:B Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Ir. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2032x1354, 2597 KB) Summary source: [1] by fy:Meidogger:B Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Ir. ... Look up engineer on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events WIKIPEDIA EATS VAGINA January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Wilhelmina is the name of: Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands The Wilhelmina modeling agency This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Fryslân province Frisian cattle The Frisian flag (water lily leaves on water) Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands. ...


After 47 years running on coal, the kettles were rebuild to run on oil in 1967. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Since 1998 the ir. D.F. Woudagemaal is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1945. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...


External links

Official website


To get a notification when the pumping station is about to run click [here]



 

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