Yser River in West Flanders, Belgium
© Wouter Pattyn/Minden Pictures
Yser River in West Flanders, Belgium
Before flowing into the North Sea, the Yser River crosses the northern border of France into Belgium’s West Flanders region. During World War I, Belgian forces successfully defeated invading German troops during a months-long battle on the Yser. Both sides took heavy losses, but a Belgian victory kept the entire nation from falling under German control. Aside from the North Sea coast, most of the inland region around the Yser includes marshes and floodplains.
Related Images
Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy
The Cornish Coast Path covered in snow, Land's End, Cornwall, England
Two guanacos, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
Tufa formation on Mono Lake, California, USA
Icebergs, Antarctica
Kilchurn Castle reflecting in Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
Clearing storm at sunset, Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, Canada
Today on Bing
Bear Hole Brook, Catskill Mountains, New York
Jul 16, 2023
Mont Choisy Beach, Mauritius
Jul 16, 2021
