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What started as a joke about creating an artificial mountain in the utterly flat Netherlands may actually be feasible.

Cyclist-cum-Journalist Thijs Zonneveld proposed the idea on August 5 in which he laughingly urged his countrymen to create their own mountain, Reuters reported.

Surprisingly, the country seemed to take it seriously.

The artificial mountain Zonneveld proposed is 5 km wide and between 1 and 2 km in height.

He has yet to figure out exactly how the Dutch mountain would be designed and built, including the location, material and cost.

The highest natural ground in the Netherlands is at Vaalserberg, with an altitude of just 323 meters. （点击路透社网站查看原文）

人造山峰或现身荷兰

       在低洼平坦的荷兰人造一座山峰开始听起来像是笑话，不过也许真的可以实现。

       据英国路透社报道，荷兰自行车手出身的记者戴斯·宗尼维尔特8月5日提出了这个想法，以开玩笑的方式呼吁荷兰同胞人造一座山。

       意想不到的是，该国看起来在很认真地考虑这个问题。

       根据宗尼维尔特的想法，这座山有5公里宽，高度在1000至2000米之间。

       他还不知道这座“荷兰山”将如何设计和建造，包括位置、建筑材料以及建造费用。

       荷兰最高的自然景观位于瓦尔斯堡山，海拔只有323米。

(China.org.cn September 6, 2011)