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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. ...
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). ...
The seven inhabited islands are, from west to east: Borkum, Juist, Norderney, Baltrum, Langeoog, Spiekeroog and Wangerooge. Borkum belongs to the district of Leer; Juist, Norderney and Baltrum are parts of Aurich; Langeoog and Spiekeroog belong to Wittmund (in the near of Dose); and Wangerooge is part of Friesland. Borkum photographed from a lighthouse Borkum is an island in the Leer District in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany. ...
Juist is one of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands at the edge of the lower saxon Wadden Sea in the southern North Sea, located between Borkum Island (west), Memmert Island (southwest) and Norderney (east). ...
Norderney is one of the seven populated East Frisian Islands off the coast of Germany. ...
Baltrum is an island near the coast of East Frisia, Germany. ...
Langeoogis one of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islandsat the edge of the lower saxon Wadden Seain the southern North Sea, located between BaltrumIsland (west), and Spiekeroog(east). ...
Spiekeroog is one of the East Frisian Islands, off the North Sea coast of Germany. ...
Wangerooge is one of the 32 Frisian Islands in the North Sea that are located close to the coasts of the Netherlands , Germany and Denmark. ...
Leer is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Aurich is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Wittmund is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Friesland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
Two more islands, Memmert south of Juist, and Mellum east of Wangerooge are uninhabited. Another very small island, Lütjehörn east of Borkum is in constant danger of being washed away. In 2003 the German Coastal Defence (NLWK) announced that the sandbank Kachelotplate can now be called an island too, because it is no longer regularly flooded by high tide. However, it is not larger than 2 km² and will of course remain unsettled. Kachelotplate is located north of the mouth of the Ems River. Memmert is the smallest East Frisian island off the northern coast of Germany. ...
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2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Kachelotplate is a sand bar in the North Sea near the German coast west of the island of Juist. ...
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Most of the islands do not allow cars. The exceptions are Borkum and Norderney, which are also the most crowded islands. There are no bridges connecting the mainland with the islands. Each island is accessible by ferry. It has been suggested that Pedestrian street be merged into this article or section. ...
Borkum and Norderney, the Nazi labour camps on Alderney were named after the islands. Lager Borkum was one of the four Nazi labour camps on Alderney in the Channel islands. ...
Lager Nordeney was one of the four Nazi camps on the island of Alderney in the Channel Islands. ...
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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). ...
The islands and the surrounding sea are part of the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park. The Wadden Sea National Parks are located along the German coast of the North Sea. ...
See also Satellite view of the German Bight (the Frisian Coast). ...
Frisian (Frysk) is a Germanic group of closely related languages, spoken by about half a million members of an ethnic group living on the southern fringes of the North Sea in the Netherlands and Germany. ...
The Frisians are an ethnic group of northwestern Europe, inhabiting an area known as Frisia. ...
This is a list of islands of Germany. ...
External links - Basic information on geography and ecology of some of the smaller islands
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Noorderhaaks - Texel - Vlieland - Richel - Terschelling - Griend - Ameland - Rif - Engelsmanplaat - Schiermonnikoog - Simonszand - Rottumerplaat - Rottumeroog - Zuiderduintjes
The Frisian Islands form an archipelago in northwestern Europe that spreads across the coasts of three countries, from west to east, The Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark. ...
The West Frisian Islands (Dutch: Waddeneilanden) are a chain of islands in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. ...
Noorderhaaks on the left of the picture Noorderhaaks, also called Razende bol (Raging ball in Dutch), is a Dutch sandbar in the North Sea, a few kilometres west of the Marsdiep which separates the island Texel from mainland North Holland. ...
This article is about the Dutch island Texel. ...
Satellite image Vlieland (Frisian: Flylân) is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. ...
Terschelling (Frisian: Skylge) is a municipality and an island in the northern Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands. ...
Griend with swarms of birds Griend is a small, uninhabited, Dutch island in the Wadden Sea, lying around 20 kilometres south of Terschelling. ...
Ameland (Frisian: It Amelân) is a municipality and one of the West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands. ...
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Schiermonnikoog (Frisian: Skiermûntseach) is a municipality and an island in the northern Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands. ...
Simonszand is a small sandplate between the Dutch islands of Schiermonnikoog and Rottumerplaat. ...
Rottumerplaat is one of three islands that make up Rottum of the West Frisian Islands in the North Sea, Netherlands. ...
Rottumeroog (or also known as Rottum) is one of the three islands that make up Rottum, a group of islands that are part of the West Frisian Islands archipelago. ...
Zuiderduintjes is a very small island to the south of Rottumeroog, West Frisian Islands, Netherlands. ...
East Frisian Islands
Borkum - Lutje Hörn - Kachelotplate - Memmert - Juist - Norderney - Baltrum - Langeoog - Spiekeroog - Wangerooge - Minsener-Oldoog - Mellum - Langlütjen I & II - Neuwerk - Scharhörn - Nigehörn - Trischen - Blauort
Borkum photographed from a lighthouse Borkum is an island in the Leer District in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany. ...
The Kachelotplate is a sand bar in the North Sea near the German coast west of the island of Juist. ...
Memmert is the smallest East Frisian island off the northern coast of Germany. ...
Juist is one of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands at the edge of the lower saxon Wadden Sea in the southern North Sea, located between Borkum Island (west), Memmert Island (southwest) and Norderney (east). ...
Norderney is one of the seven populated East Frisian Islands off the coast of Germany. ...
Baltrum is an island near the coast of East Frisia, Germany. ...
Langeoogis one of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islandsat the edge of the lower saxon Wadden Seain the southern North Sea, located between BaltrumIsland (west), and Spiekeroog(east). ...
Spiekeroog is one of the East Frisian Islands, off the North Sea coast of Germany. ...
Wangerooge is one of the 32 Frisian Islands in the North Sea that are located close to the coasts of the Netherlands , Germany and Denmark. ...
Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...
Langlutjen is the name of the two artificial islands created in the 19th century, Langlütjen I and Langlütjen II. On it are the remains of the fortifications of what was first the Prussian Marine and later the Imperial Marine. ...
Neuwerk is a Wadden Sea island on the German coast of the North Sea. ...
North Frisian Islands
Pellworm - the Halligen - Amrum - Föhr - Sylt - Jordsand - Rømø - Mandø - Fanø - Langli Map of North Frisian Islands The North Frisian Islands are a group of islands in the Wadden Sea, a part of the North Sea, off the western coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany and Jutland, Denmark. ...
Pellworm Lighthouse Pellworm (Danish Pelvorm Frisian Pälweerm) is one of the North Frisian Islands on the North Sea coast of Germany. ...
North Frisian Islands with Halligen (darker green) A Hallig (plural Halligen) is one of the ten small German islands without protective dikes in the North Frisian Islands on Schleswig-Holstein’s Wadden Sea-North Sea coast. ...
Amrum, Germany. ...
Föhr (Danish: Før, Frisian: Fering) is one of the North Frisian Islands on the German coast of the North Sea. ...
The German island of Sylt is located in the North Sea off the west coast of Germany and Denmark. ...
Jordsand was a small Danish hallig located in the Wadden Sea southeast of the Danish island Rømø and east of the German island Sylt. ...
Rømø Church Rømø is a Danish island in the Wadden Sea. ...
Mandø is a Danish island in the Wadden Sea. ...
Sønderho windmill on Fanø Fanø is a Danish island in the North Sea off the coast of southwestern Denmark, and a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ribe County. ...
Langli is a small marsh island close in the Ho-Bucht near Esbjerg at the Danish North Sea Coast. ...
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