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A polder is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial Hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as Dikes . Some need Drainage by Pump s to prevent the water table within it from rising too high. Some can be drained by opening Sluice s at Low Tide . The best-known examples are those polders that constitute areas of Land Reclaimed from a body of water, such as a Lake or the Sea , and are consequently below the surrounding water level. Polders are most commonly found, though not exclusively so, in the Netherlands , the country they are frequently associated with. This also leads to the expression used to describe Dutch decision making - the Polder Model . POLDER is also the acronym used for the name of an environmental satellite radiometer developed by the french space agency CNES . EXAMPLES OF POLDERS IN BRITAIN
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