No wonder it's called a low country, much of it is below sea level
The term "Low Country" originally was all the state below 
the Fall Line, or the Sandhills which run the width of the state from Aiken County... [DOC] [TLE] Sea Level Rise and the Future of the Netherlands [PAR] Without an extensive network of dams, dykes and dunes, the Netherlands ... As 
its name suggests, the Netherlands, or 'low countries,' is and has been especially 
prone to flooding.