IJmeer

{{Short description|Bodering lake between Waterland and Amsterdam}}

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| name = IJmeer

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| image_bathymetry = Map of IJmeer.png

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| location = North Holland, Flevoland

| coords = {{coord|52|22|N|5|04|E|display=inline,title|region:NL_type:waterbody_source:GNS-enwiki}}

| type = bordering lake

|pushpin_map=Netherlands North Holland

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| basin_countries = Netherlands

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| area = {{convert|80.0|km2|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=IJmeer |url=https://www.rijkswaterstaat.nl/water/vaarwegenoverzicht/ijmeer |website=Rijkswaterstaat |access-date=4 October 2024}}

| depth = {{convert|2.6|m|abbr=on}}

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| embedded = {{Designation list

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| designation1 = Ramsar

| designation1_offname = Markermeer & IJmeer

| designation1_date = 29 August 2000

| designation1_number = 1245{{Cite web|title=Markermeer & IJmeer|website=Ramsar Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1245|accessdate=25 April 2018}}}}

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The IJmeer is a 'bordering lake' (Randmeer) in the Netherlands straddling the provinces of North Holland and Flevoland. Namely, it is the southeastern section of the Markermeer. It is an important habitat for birds such as the tufted duck and scaup.{{cite web |url=http://www.rijkswaterstaat.nl/water/feiten_en_cijfers/vaarwegenoverzicht/ijmeer/index.aspx |title=IJmeer |access-date=2011-11-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127024425/http://rijkswaterstaat.nl/water/feiten_en_cijfers/vaarwegenoverzicht/ijmeer/index.aspx |archive-date=2011-11-27 }}