The Veluwemeer is a lake in The Netherlands that is on the border between the provinces of Flevoland on the west side and Gelderland on the east side. It is a narrow lake that stretches from rougly the South-West to the North-East. South of Harderwijk the lake becomes het Wolderwijd and North of Elburg het Drontermeer. The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... Province is a name for a secondary, or subnational entity of government in most countries. ... Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. ... Capital Arnhem Queens Commissioner Jan Kamminga Area  - Total  - % water 2nd 5137 km²  ?% Population  - Total (2004)  - Density 4th 1,966,929 379/km² Anthem Ons Gelderland For the historical duchy also called Gelderland, see Guelders Gelderland (English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern... Harderwijk is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. ... Elburg is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands Categories: Netherlands geography stubs | Gelderland ...

The name of the lake comes from the Veluwe region in Gelderland of which the lake is on the western boundry. The lake is not natural and is one of several lakes known as the randmeren formed in 1957 when the Flevopolder was created. It has a surface area of over 3000 hectares and is fairly shallow with an average depth of 1.55m. It is popular amongst tourists during the summer for recreation on the water or beach. The Veluwe is a forest-rich area in the middle of the Netherlands. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. ... 90 mile beach Australia A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body of water. ...

See Also

• List of lakes