Dutch coastline redrawn as Maasvlakte 2 takes shape – by Peter Barker

Dutch cartographers face the task of redrawing their maps of Holland due to the country growing in size by a few square kilometres. The Maasvlakte 2 port expansion project in Rotterdam has progressed steadily and what was until recently an offshore island reclaimed from the North Sea now connected to the mainland.

Impressively, the Maasvlakte 2 perimeter has been created and connected to the mainland in under a year.

Dutch cartographers face the task of redrawing their maps of Holland due to the country growing in size by a few square kilometres. The Maasvlakte 2 port expansion project in Rotterdam has progressed steadily and what was until recently an offshore island reclaimed from the North Sea now connected to the mainland.