The Markermeer is a lake in the Netherlands, located between Noord-Holland and Flevoland. On the northeast side it borders the IJsselmeer, of which it actually forms the southwestern compartment, separated from it by a dike. The lake is triangular in shape, 700 km² in size, and is 2 to 4 metres deep in most places. The deepest parts of the Markermeer are the Pampus wells and the Amsterdam - Lelystad shipping channel. The Pampus well off the coast of Muiden is a former sand extraction well (depth 30 m). The well has become shallower due to subsidence of the edges and sedimentation of silt. The current depth is 10 to 15 metres. Part of the lake is part of National Park Nieuw Land.
The Markermeer merges with the IJmeer on the south side. In the northwestern part lies a round, bay-like inlet of the North Holland coast, the Hoornse Hop. This part can roughly be indicated by the triangle Schardam-Hoorn-Schellinkhout.
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