IJ (Amsterdam) | water

Netherlands / Noord-Holland / Amsterdam
The IJ (sometimes shown on old maps as "Y" or "Ye") is a lake, formerly a bay, in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is known for being Amsterdam's waterfront. The name derives from the generic Germanic term for "water" and is similar to other Aa/Ee names for bodies of water. In Dutch, the name consists of the digraph ij, which is considered a single letter; since place-names are capitalized in Dutch as in English, the name is properly rendered IJ, not Ij.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IJ_(bay)
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Coordinates:   52°23'6"N   4°55'43"E
This article was last modified 16 years ago