Borkum photographed from a lighthouse

Borkum is an island in the Leer District in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany. It has an area of about 30.6 km² (11.84 sq miles) and a population of about 5,587. Borkum is bordered to the west by the Westereems strait (which forms the border with the Netherlands), to the east by the Osterems strait, to the north by the North Sea, and to the south by the Wadden Sea. It is the westernmost of the East Frisian Islands in the North Sea, due north of the Dutch province of Groningen. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 254 KB) Description: View from the new lighthouse on the North Sea island of Borkum, looking southwest on the city of Borkum Photographyer: Peter Hudec License: Beschreibung: Blick vom Neuen Leuchtturm der Nordseeinsel Borkum in Richtung Süd-Westen auf... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 254 KB) Description: View from the new lighthouse on the North Sea island of Borkum, looking southwest on the city of Borkum Photographyer: Peter Hudec License: Beschreibung: Blick vom Neuen Leuchtturm der Nordseeinsel Borkum in Richtung Süd-Westen auf... Leer is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... Simplified diagram A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... Satellite image of the southwestern part of the Wadden Sea. ... The East Frisian Islands (German: Ostfriesische Inseln) are a chain of islands in the North Sea, off the coast of Lower Saxony, Germany. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... Province is a name for a subnational entity. ... The flag of Groningen Groningen is the northeast province of the Netherlands with a typical dialect (Gronings) with regional nuances. ...

Borkum formed from two islands which were still parted by a flow of shallow water in 1863. The seam between the former eastern and western parts is called Tüskendör ("through in between"). 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ...

Werner von Braun launched on December 19th, 1934 and December 20th, 1934 "Max" and "Moritz", the two devices of the A2-rocket. Lager Borkum, the Nazi labour camp on Alderney was named after the island. In May 1964, von Braun stands at his Marshall Space Flight Center desk in Huntsville, Alabama with models of rockets developed and in progress. ... The A2 was the second rocket design in the Aggregate series, part of the German Army research program that lead to the A4 (V-2) rocket used in World War II. Under the program at Kummersdorf headed by Walter Dornberger, the A2 was designed in 1934 by Wernher von Braun. ... A Redstone rocket, part of the Mercury program The traditional definition of a rocket is a vehicle, missile or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving fluid from within a rocket engine. ... Lager Borkum was one of the four Nazi labour camps on Alderney in the Channel islands. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A labor camp is a simplified detention facility where inmates are engaged in forced labor. ... Capital St Anne Status Part of Guernsey, Crown dependency of the UK Official language(s) English Head of Government Sir Norman Browse Population 2,400 Currency Pound sterling (GBP). ...

A number of former German soldiers of the 216th Marine-Flak-Abeitlung (Naval Flak Battalion) were tried for war crimes, as part of the US Military Tribunals at Dachau, from February 6 to March 21, 1946 (US v Kurt Goebell et al). They were charged with the unlawful execution of seven United States Army Air Forces personnel who had survived the crash of their damaged B-17 on the island on April 8, 1944. (See talk page for list of those tried). In the context of war, a war crime is a punishable offense under International Law, for violations of the laws of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ... poo ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) was a part of the U.S. Army during World War II. The direct precursor to the U.S. Air Force, the USAAF formally existed between 1941 and 1947. ... A B_17 nicknamed Sally B in England in 2001 The B_17 Flying Fortress was the first mass_produced, four_engine heavy bomber. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...

The island is partially car-free. Off-season, driving by car is permitted everywhere, otherwise there are car-free zones. The only town on the island is also called Borkum. Venice (J.H. Crawford) Auto-free zones are also known as car-free zones and pedestrianised zones. ...

External links

• Official webpage
• Further information
• Web-Directory with the topic Borkum

Coordinates: 53°35′N 6°40′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...