North Holland

North Holland is one of the provinces of Holland. It comprises the peninsula lying between the Zuider Zee and the German Ocean. South Holland is also a province, faces the German Ocean between Zealand and North Holland. These provinces form the most important part of the Netherlands, raise the best farm produce and cattle, and in their great ports Amsterdam, and Rotterdam, the bulk of the trade of Holland is carried on.

Nearby pages
North Passage Island, North Point, North Reef Island Sanctuary, North Sea, North Shields, North-East and North-West Passages, North-West Provinces