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Den Osse
Den Osse is a hamlet in the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, in Zeeland, Netherlands. It is located on the Grevelingen between Scharendijke and Brouwershaven and is the northernmost place of Zeeland. Den Osse is not a statistical entity but it has its own place name signs. The postal authorities have placed it under Brouwershaven. There are only about 15 houses for permanent residence. Den Osse had become a holiday resort and marina. It has multiple holiday parks including a Landal Greenparks, Landal Greenpark. Den Osse is a popular diving location with increasing popularity during the 2010s and the diving parking lot was expanded. The water is known for having dahlia anemones and there was a special route to see multiple of them. History Den Osse was first visible on a map of 1636 as "Osse Steert", after the name of an inn. The place belonged to Klaaskinderkerke in the past. When that municipality was abolished in 1813, it became, also like Brijdorpe and Looperskapelle, pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Dekker
Laura Dekker (; born 20 September 1995) is a Dutch sailor. In 2009, she announced her plan to become the youngest person to circumnavigation, circumnavigate the globe Single-handed sailing, single-handed. A Dutch court stepped in, owing to the objections of the local authorities, and prevented Laura from departing while under shared custody of both her parents. In July 2010, a Dutch family court ended this custody arrangement, and the record-breaking attempt finally began on 21 August 2010. Dekker successfully completed the solo circumnavigation in a 12.4-metre (40 ft) two-masted ketch named ''Guppy'', arriving in Simpson Bay Lagoon, Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten, 518 days later at the age of 16. Early life Dekker was born in the city of Whangārei, New Zealand, during a seven-year sailing trip by her parents. Her father, Dick Dekker, is Dutch and her mother, Babs Müller, is German. Dekker has Dutch, German, and New Zealand citizenship. Her parents divorced in 2002. She lived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
