Patent ID: 8675172

Claim:
An immersion lithographic apparatus comprising: a table including a recess to position an object therein; a liquid removal device including a first and a second outlet that are each connectable to an under pressure source to remove liquid through the first and the second outlet from the recess, the object or both, the first and the second outlet forming, respectively, a first and a second elongated extractor of a predetermined geometry, wherein the liquid removal device is arranged separate from a liquid confinement structure constructed and arranged to confine liquid in a space between an optical element of said immersion lithographic apparatus and the table, or the object or both; and a controller configured to cause relative movement between the table and the liquid removal device such that the first and the second extractor are adapted to pass over the recess, wherein, in use, one of the first and the second extractor is activated to remove liquid from the recess, the object or both based upon a position of the liquid removal device relative to the object.