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What ports are there in Holland?

There are three ports in Holland: Rotterdam, The Hague and Amsterdam.

Rotterdam, 1

Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands and has long been the largest seaport in Europe. In terms of container throughput, 19 was the world's largest port in the 1980s, and it was the world's largest port in 20 10.

Rotterdam Port covers an area of 500 kilometers in Fiona Fang, with an annual throughput of over 300 million tons, including 65.438+0.6 million European consumers. Every year, about 30,000 ships from various countries call, and more than 500 scheduled flights sail to more than 654.38+0,000 ports around the world.

The biggest feature of Rotterdam port service is the one-stop storage, transportation and sales. Storage, transportation and reprocessing are carried out through some bonded warehouses and cargo distribution centers to increase the added value of goods, and then the goods are sent to destinations in the Netherlands and Europe through various transportation routes such as roads, railways, rivers, aviation and sea transportation.

2.The Hague

The Hague (Dutch: Den Haag) is located in South Holland, the Netherlands, and is also the capital of the province. It is the third largest city in the Netherlands, next to Amsterdam and Rotterdam, with an area of about 100 square kilometers and a population of 472,000 (in 2005, it was 65,438+1). Although The Hague is not the capital of the Netherlands, it is the seat of the central government of the Netherlands. The King of the Netherlands lives and works in The Hague.

3. Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, with a population of about 165438+ million. Located in the west of North Holland Province, it is a world-famous international metropolis. Its name comes from the Amstel Dam, which shows the origin of the city: a dam on the Amstel River, which is now the site of the Dam Square.

Amsterdam became an important port in the world in the golden age of Holland. At that time, the city was the center of finance and diamonds. 19 and the 20th century, the city expanded, forming many new blocks and suburban residential areas. It is now the fourth largest airport in Europe (the top three are London, Paris and Frankfurt).

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