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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:wetlands
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gptkbp:annualRainfall
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less than 600 mm
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 1,500 square miles
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gptkbp:climate
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temperate maritime
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:highestPoint
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Little Ouse, 10 meters above sea level
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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major drainage works in 17th century
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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gptkb:Cornelius_Vermuyden
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Fens, England
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gptkbp:knownFor
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agriculture
drainage and reclamation
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Cambridgeshire
gptkb:Lincolnshire
gptkb:Norfolk
eastern England
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gptkbp:lowestPoint
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Holme Fen, 2.75 meters below sea level
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gptkbp:mainCrops
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gptkb:wheat
potatoes
vegetables
barley
sugar beet
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gptkbp:mainRiver
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gptkb:River_Great_Ouse
gptkb:River_Nene
gptkb:River_Welland
gptkb:River_Witham
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Ely_Cathedral
gptkb:Denver_Sluice
gptkb:Bedford_Level
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gptkbp:notableFauna
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gptkb:lake
water vole
bittern
marsh harrier
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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artificial drainage channels
dykes
low-lying land
peat soils
polders
rivers
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gptkbp:notableTown
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gptkb:Boston
gptkb:Ely
gptkb:King's_Lynn
gptkb:March
gptkb:Peterborough
gptkb:Spalding
gptkb:Wisbech
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gptkbp:protectedArea
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gptkb:Nene_Washes
gptkb:Ouse_Washes
gptkb:Wicken_Fen
gptkb:Welney_Wetland_Centre
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Waterland_(novel)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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