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( Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta)
The Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta is a river delta in The Netherlands formed by the confluence of the Rhine, the Meuse and the Scheldt rivers. The result is a multitude of islands, branches and branch names that may at first sight look bewildering, especially as a waterway that appears to be one continuous stream may change names as many as seven times (e.g. Rhine > Bijlands Kanaal > Pannerdens Kanaal > Nederrijn > Lek > Nieuwe Maas > Het Scheur > Nieuwe Waterweg (> North Sea)). The economic importance of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta is enormous, since the three rivers are important navigable waterways. The delta is the entrance from the North Sea to the vast German and Central European Hinterland (and, less so, France). Major ports in the delta are Rotterdam, Antwerp (Belgium), Flushing, and Amsterdam (through the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal). The land areas in the Delta are protected from flooding by the Delta Works. name="External_links" id="External_links">
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