Tholen (island)

Tholen (island)
Location of the Tholen Peninsula
Geographical location
Coordinates	51 ° 34 ′  N , 4 ° 7 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 34 ′  N , 4 ° 7 ′  E
Waters 1	Krabbenkreek , Maasgat , Keeten
Waters 2	Oosterschelde , Scheldt-Rhine Canal , Zoommeer
length	17.9 km
width	9.7 km
surface	125 km²

Tholen is a peninsula in the province of Zeeland in the southwest of the Netherlands . Together with the Sint Philipsland peninsula, it forms an island and the municipality of Tholen .

It is surrounded by the following waters:

• The Krabbenkreek between Tholen and Sint Philipsland
• The Maasgat and the Keeten between Tholen and Schouwen-Duiveland
• The Oosterschelde
• The Scheldt-Rhine Canal and the Zoommeer on the border between Zeeland and North Brabant

Links:

• The Krabbenkreekdam connects with Sint Philipsland and separates the Krabbenkreek from the Scheldt-Rhine Canal.
• Two bridges over the Scheldt-Rhine Canal at the level of Tholen and Oud-Vossemeer connect with western North Brabant .
• The Oesterdam connects with Zuid-Beveland and separates the Oosterschelde from the Zoommeer.

Places on the island:

• Tholen , Oud-Vossemeer , Poortvliet , Scherpenisse , Sint Maartensdijk , Stavenisse , Sint-Annaland

22,462 people live on the peninsula (2007 status).

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