What is the terrain and geography like in Netherlands?
Geographic Location | Europe |
Total Area |
16,040 Square Miles 41,543 Square Kilometers |
Land Area |
13,086 Square Miles 33,893 Square Kilometers |
Water Area |
2,954 Square Miles 7,650 Square Kilometers |
Land Boundaries |
638 Miles 1,027 Kilometers |
Irrigated Land |
1,765 Square Miles 4,572 Square Kilometers |
Border Countries | Belgium 450 km, Germany 577 km |
Coastline |
280 Miles 451 Kilometers |
Geographic Coordinates | 52 30 N, 5 45 E |
Terrain | mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some hills in southeast |
Highest Point | 322 Meters |
Highest Point Location | Vaalserberg 322 m |
Lowest Point | -7 Meters |
Lowest Point Location | Zuidplaspolder -7 m |
Natural Resources | natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land |
Time Zone |
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) time zone note: time descriptions apply to the continental Netherlands only, for the constituent countries in the Caribbean, the time difference is UTC-4 |
Daylight saving time | +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |