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uncertain, and that the dispute was "opgeschort", which could mean either "suspended" or "resolved", depending on the context. The Dutch government endorsed the ambiguous declaration, thus relieving itself of an obligation to declare war on
Germany for violating its neutrality. After the war, the dispute was resumed.
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Dollart Bay near Emden did not exist until 1277, when a catastrophic storm surge flooded 43 parishes and killed an estimated 80,000 people. Most of the land lost in that flood has been reclaimed in a series of initiatives from the 16th to the early 20th centuries. The river in 1277 curved north
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1290:Schwentine
1273:Peenestrom
1253:Baltic Sea
1163:2018-09-16
1136:2018-09-16
1037:References
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1547:Weißeritz
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1329:Black Sea
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1243:main stem
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847:Gandersum
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381:Discharge
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973:Latin
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