


Tulips fields in front of the nuclear reactor in Petten. The facility is used for research and the production of medical isotopes.

The Poles Village or Palendorp is a monument on the beach of Petten (Netherlands) in memory a historic flooding. Long exposure with sea waves.

A father with his daughter on his shoulders (silhouet) are standing in the calm ocean sea watching the sunset in the Netherlands.

Vintage map of the Netherlands fron 1837

View from the dunes of Petten aan Zee, Noord-Holland province, The Netherlands, along the beach with beach bar and rescue station

An artistic view of wooden poles standing in the ocean on the Dutch coast

Near Petten a 5.5 km coastal protection dike exists since 1880 (far right), the Hondsbossche dam; it has between 2013 and 2015 been reenforced with 20 million m3 of sand, creating two additional rows of dunes (left and centre) and an artificial brackish water lagoon (left). The new structure provides protection against the heaviest storms occuring once every 10.000 years and is expected to protect the lowlands for at least 50 years against the consequences of climate change and sealevel rise. A wooden cabin priovides a view on the lagoon where wetland vegetation and waterbirds are expected to colonise the area.

green marram grass against blue cloudy sky in the sand dune

Long exposure seascape. Taken at the North Sea in Petten with the pole village in the sea, Blue sky, sun and shodows.

Long exposure seascape. Taken at the North Sea in Petten with the pole village in the sea, Blue sky, sun and shodows. Focus on foreground.

"Curved dyke along a canal with a cloudy sky above. Typical Dutch landscape in the Pettemerpolder between Petten and Camperduin, near the Hondsbossche Zeewering."

Long exposure seascape. Taken at the North Sea in Petten with the pole village in the sea, Blue sky, sun and shodows.

Beach in Petten, North Holland, surf and kite spot in the Netherlands

young blond boy playing in the dunes along the Dutch coast; Petten, Netherlands

Petten, Netherlands - August 1, 2015: people walking on the Hondsbossche sea defence structure, a coastal protection dike, along the Dutch coast. Between 2013 and 2015 it has been reenforced with 20 million m3 of sand.

Petten, Netherlands - August 1, 2015: people walking on the Hondsbossche sea defence structure, a coastal protection dike, along the Dutch coast. Between 2013 and 2015 it has been reenforced with 20 million m3 of sand.

Petten, Netherlands - August 1, 2015: Hondsbossche sea defence structure, a coastal protection dike, along the Dutch coast. Between 2013 and 2015 it has been reenforced with 20 million m3 of sand.

Long exposure seascape. Taken at the North Sea in Petten with the pole village in the sea, Blue sky, sun and shodows.

Wooden poles on a beach under a nicely clouded sky. Location is Petten, Netherlands

Petten, the Netherlands - October 17, 2013: It was low tide.A Belgian shrimp fishing boat stranded on a breakwater of the Petten dam in the Netherlands, after the engine had failed.The wind and waves are playing with it.

Senior woman walking on the sands at the village of Petten on the North Sea coast of North Holland.

Watchtower At North Sea Dunes During Sunset. The Noord

Monument on the beach of Petten (Netherlands) in memory a historic flooding.Long exposure photo with sea waves stormy clouds

Wooden poles standing in the surf on the beach. Photographed at sunset.

Wooden poles on a beach under a nicely clouded sky. Location is Petten, Netherlands

Wooden poles standing in the surf on the beach. Photographed at sunset.

Bird view of landscape art 'Palendorp' in Petten allong the beach at the coast of the Netherlands

Long exposure seascape in retro colors. Taken at the North Sea in Petten with the pole village in the sea, Blue sky, sun and shodows. Focus on foreground.

Long exposure seascape. Taken at the North Sea in Petten with the pole village in the sea, Blue sky, sun and shodows. Focus on foreground.

Let’s keep it clean on the Dutch beaches. These tractors are picking up the bins on the beach of Petten, the Netherlands.

A brown and brown-white horse walking on agricultural ground in Petten (The Netherlands)

Cycle path through the dune landscape of Petten, North Holland

Wooden poles on a beach under a nicely clouded sky. Location is Petten, Netherlands

Wooden poles on a beach under a nicely clouded sky. Location is Petten, Netherlands

Wooden poles on a beach under a nicely clouded sky

Wooden poles on a beach under a nicely clouded sky. Location is Petten, Netherlands

Petten, The Netherlands - August 10, 2022: Panoramic dune in Petten along the Dutch coast of North Holland in The Netherlands

Dune landscape with sand and marram grass along the North Sea near Petten in The Netherlands.

Dune landscape with marram grass in warm light along the North Sea near Petten in The Netherlands.

Lookout dunes area of Petten along the Dutch coast of North Holland in The Netherlands

Tourists are taking panaroma photo’s on the dikes of Petten, the Netherlands.

"Curved road on top of a narrow dyke. Location is close to Krabbendam, Netherlands"

A wall in the old town of Kotor, Montenegro. Beautiful diamond pattern on a wall in the center of town.

Dune landscape with marram grass in warm light along the North Sea near Petten in The Netherlands.

A spectacular display of color unfolds this morning in the dunes near Petten (North Holland). The rising sun illuminates the clouds, while clumps of marram grass and the sand of the small beach by the Het Korfwater water pool serve as the foreground.

A spectacular display of color unfolds this morning in the dunes near Petten (North Holland). The rising sun illuminates the clouds, while clumps of marram grass and the sand of the small beach by the Het Korfwater water pool serve as the foreground.

Near Petten a 5.5 km coastal protection dike exists since 1880, the Hondsbossche dam. Between 2013 and 2015 it has been reenforced with 20 million m3 of sand, creating two additional rows of dunes (front) and an artificial brackish water lagoon. A wooden cabin priovides a view on the lagoon where wetland vegetation and waterbirds are expected to colonise the area.

Dune landscape with marram grass in warm light along the North Sea near Petten in The Netherlands.

Wooden poles on a beach under a nicely clouded sky. Location is Petten, Netherlands

Wooden poles on a beach under a nicely clouded sky

Monument on the beach of Petten (Netherlands) in memory a historic flooding.Long exposure photo with sea waves stormy clouds







