Less Land Below Sea-level Than U.N. Reported

U.N. Report wrongly stated 55 percent of the Netherlands lies below sea level.
Less Land Below Sea-level Than U.N. Reported
Canoes pass windmills in Weteringbrug, Western Netherlands, on May 29, 2009. A U.N. Report wrongly stated 55 percent of the Netherlands lies below sea level. Nils van Houts/AFP/Getty Images
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Canoes pass windmills in Weteringbrug, Western Netherlands, on May 29, 2009. A U.N. Report wrongly stated 55 percent of the Netherlands lies below sea level. (Nils van Houts/AFP/Getty Images)