What is the Afsluitdijk, completed in 1932?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. A 32-kilometre dike that closed off the Zuiderzee and created the IJsselmeer
- Step 1: The dike is part of the Zuiderzee Works. Step 2. It closed the sea inlet and made a freshwater lake. Answer: a dike. Why not the others: The dike is not a canal, a bridge or a tunnel; it is a closed dam across the former sea inlet.
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