NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Frisian Islands

The Frisian Islands form an archipelago in northwestern Europe that spreads across the coasts of three countries, from west to east, The Netherlands and Germany. The most islands (except the danish islands) along with the mainland coast in the German Bight form the region of Frisia, traditional homeland of the Frisian people. Most of it is protected, and an international wildlife nature reserve is being coordinated between the three countries; gas and oil drilling continue, however, and the presence of the Ems, Weser and Elbe estuaries and the ensuing ship traffic cause tension between wildlife protection and economics. Image File history File links Waddeneilanden. ... Image File history File links Waddeneilanden. ... The Mergui Archipelago An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... Rugged coastline of the West Coast of New Zealand The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the ocean. ... This article describes country as a type of geographical or political entity. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I shall persist) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe National animal: Lion Capital (and largest city) Amsterdam Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy - Queen Beatrix - Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War - Declared July 26, 1581 - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... Satellite view of the German Bight, Jutland to the right (east). ... Satellite view of the German Bight (the Frisian Coast). ... A homeland is the concept of the territory to which one belongs; usually, the country in which a particular nationality was born. ... The Roman historian Tacitus, in his Germania, mentioned the Frisians among people he grouped together as the Ingvaeones. ... Various species of deer are commonly seen wildlife across the Americas and Eurasia. ... A nature reserve (natural reserve, nature preserve, natural preserve) is an area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. ... Natural gas is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Petroleum (from Greek petra â€“ rock and elaion â€“ oil or Latin oleum â€“ oil ) or crude oil is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ... EMS may stand for: Organizations Eastern Mountain Sports, an outdoor retailer Edinburgh Mathematical Society Electronic Music Studios (London) Ltd, manufacturers of synthesisers European Monetary System, 1979 European Mathematical Society Environmental Middle School Engineering Music Society, Melbourne University Science and Engineering Physics and Chemistry Electromagnetic spectrum Ethyl methanesulfonate (or methanesulfonic acid... Weser watershed The Weser is a river of north-western Germany. ... The River Elbe (Czech Labe , Sorbian/Lusatian Åobjo, German Elbe) is one of the major waterways of Central Europe. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits. ... Italian ship-rigged vessel Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft. ... Nighttime traffic captured by a camera over several seconds. ... Face-to-face trading interactions among on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor Economics, as a social science, studies the production, distribution, and consumption of resources. ...

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Frisian Islands

West Frisian Islands
Noorderhaaks - Texel - Vlieland - Richel - Terschelling - Griend - Ameland - Rif - Engelsmanplaat - Schiermonnikoog - Simonszand - Rottumerplaat - Rottumeroog - Zuiderduintjes Satellite view of the German Bight (the Frisian Coast). ... Satellite view of the German Bight, Jutland to the right (east). ... Satellite image of the southwestern part of the Wadden Sea. ... Jutland Peninsula Jutland (Danish: Jylland; German: JÃ¼tland; Frisian JutlÃ¢n; Low German JÃ¶tlann) is a peninsula in northern Europe that forms the only non-insular part of Denmark and also the northernmost part of Germany, dividing the North Sea from the Baltic Sea. ... 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: FlylÃ¢n) 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 AmelÃ¢n) is a municipality and one of the West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands. ... This article, image, template or category should belong in one or more categories. ... Schiermonnikoog (Frisian: SkiermÃ»ntseach) 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 The East Frisian Islands (German: Ostfriesische Inseln) are a chain of islands in the North Sea, off the coast of Lower Saxony, Germany. ... 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). ... Location of Spiekeroog in Germany 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, LanglÃ¼tjen I and LanglÃ¼tjen 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 PÃ¤lweerm) 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. ... FÃ¶hr (Danish: FÃ¸r, 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 RÃ¸mÃ¸ and east of the German island Sylt. ... RÃ¸mÃ¸ Church RÃ¸mÃ¸ is a Danish island in the Wadden Sea. ... MandÃ¸ is a Danish island in the Wadden Sea. ... SÃ¸nderho windmill on FanÃ¸ FanÃ¸ 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. ...