No, I am not talking about having a rest, but about the "Normaal Amsterdams Peil" (NAP) or Amsterdam Ordnance Datum, a national Dutch levelling reference system. It is the reference to measure the level of a place in the coutry compared to the average sea level. Measuring the sea level dates back as far as 1683 and was started by the mayor from Amsterdam Hudde. I took the picture in Scheveningen harbour. Whenever some storming weather is expected, the NAP level will be carefully monitored.
If you live in Holland, just insert your postcode here to know at which level you live compared to sea water level.
Thursday, January 24
Dutch NAP
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Hi lezard, You still and always are surprising me , now with this NAP meter in Scheveningen, althoug they are standing everywhere...
Have a great weekend , watch my sky of Holland from today, and listen to the new song on my blog:)
JoAnn greetings
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