What is the Maeslantkering?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. A movable storm surge barrier that protects the Rotterdam port area from high water
- Step 1: It is part of the Delta Works. Step 2. It closes the Nieuwe Waterweg in a storm. Answer: a storm surge barrier. Why not the others: The Eastern Scheldt barrier is a different structure, and a lock complex and a bridge are not storm surge barriers.
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