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Pellworm (North Frisian Polweerm; Mooring North Frisian: Pälweerm; Danish: Pelvorm) and the peninsula of Nordstrand (Mooring: Nordströön) are the remains of the submerged island of Strand. The main town of this sunken island was Rungholt , thought to be the largest town in the surrounding area, but it was totally destroyed and submerged by a ...
North Frisia (/ ˈ f r iː ʒ ə /; German: Nordfriesland; North Frisian: Nordfraschlönj; Danish: Nordfrisland, Low German: Noordfreesland) is the northernmost portion of Frisia, located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, between the rivers Eider and Wiedau. It also includes the North Frisian Islands and Heligoland.
The islands shield the mudflat region of the Wadden Sea (large parts of which fall dry during low tide) from the North Sea. The Frisian Islands, along with the mainland coast in the German Bight, form the region of Frisia (German and Dutch: Friesland), homeland of the Frisian people.
Satellite image of Sylt Map of Sylt (North Frisian, German and Danish place names) With 99.14 square kilometres (38.28 square miles), Sylt is the fourth-largest German island and the largest German island in the North Sea. Sylt is located from 9 to 16 kilometres (6–10 miles) off the mainland, to which it is connected by the Hindenburgdamm.
It includes the North Frisian Islands, where varieties of the North Frisian language are spoken. It stretches from the Eider River in the south to the border of Denmark in the north. Until the Second Schleswig War in 1864, the region belonged to the Danish Duchy of Schleswig.
Map of Amrum (North Frisian, German and Danish place names) The Kniepsand beach Amrum lighthouse. Amrum's area measures 20.4 km 2, [2] making it the tenth-largest island of Germany (excluding Usedom which is partly Polish territory). [3] Including the large Kniepsand beach on the western shore to the surface area results in a total area of c ...
Föhr (German pronunciation: ⓘ; Fering North Frisian: Feer; Danish: Før) is one of the North Frisian Islands on the German coast of the North Sea. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Föhr is the second-largest North Sea island of Germany and a popular destination for tourists.
Islands of the North Sea # Island Country Location/Land Area (km 2) 1. Mainland: ... East Frisian Islands: 19.7 49. Whalsay: United Kingdom: Shetland Islands: 19.7 50 ...