Caption

Coastal protection, through wooden posts, paalhoofden, on the beach, breakwater, the piles, some of which are rammed into the sandy soil in double rows, slow down the waves and ocean currents and thus slow down the flow rate of seawater, so less sand is washed away from the stand, near Westkapelle, Walcheren peninsula in the Dutch province of Zeeland

Date

Feb 08, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK26B63_047

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.1Mb (5.2Mb) / 20.6in x 13.8in / 6192 x 4128 (300dpi)

Keywords

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