Sand engine

The sand engine or sand motor is a type of beach nourishment where a large volume of sediment is added to a coast. The natural forces of wind, waves and tides then distribute the sand along the coast over many years, preventing the need for repetitive beach nourishment.
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  • Beach
  • Description: coastal protection project in South Holland, the Netherlands
  • Also known as
    “Sand Motor”
    “Sand Motor DeltaDuin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zandmotormeer and Landgoed Ockenburgh.
Smiley.toerist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 330 metres north of Sand engine.
1Veertje, CC BY 3.0.
is a park, which is situated 2 km east of Sand engine.
1Veertje, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3 km east of Sand engine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strandslag 1 and Waldeck.
Smiley.toerist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality.
1Veertje, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a wijk in the Loosduinen stadsdeel. is situated 2½ km east of Sand engine.
is a Dutch subdistrict of the district in . is situated 2½ km northeast of Sand engine.

Sand engine

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Latitude
52.05356° or 52° 3′ 13″ north
Longitude
4.19253° or 4° 11′ 33″ east
Open location code
9F46353V+C2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 152867296
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
Wiki­data ID
Q1393347

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“Sand engine” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Motor de sorra”
  • Dutch: “De Zandmotor”
  • Dutch: “Zandmotor DeltaDuin”
  • Dutch: “Zandmotor”
  • French: “Moteur de sable”
  • German: “Sandmotor DeltaDuin”
  • German: “Sandmotor”
  • Hausa: “Injin yashi”
  • Vietnamese: “Động cơ cát”

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Highlights include Solleveld and Sollebos.

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