862:
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1350:
40:
660:
628:
530:
594:
562:
986:
385:
498:
49:
884:
In this process, land is slowly eroded on the western coasts, while sediments are deposited on the eastern coasts. As a result, western coasts are increasingly protected by human action. The canals between the islands serve as passages for the tides, so that in these places the scouring action of
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for example, since the year 1650 there are five different proven sites for the church, as the spot for rebuilding the church had to keep pace with the ever-moving island. At times, Juist even consisted of two islands, which eventually grew back together. The neighbouring island of
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at the eastern end of the island chain which, following the boundary revision by the
Federal Office for Nature Conservation, no longer belongs to the East Frisian Islands, but to the mudflats of the
231:. In front of the islands are Germany's territorial waters, which occupy a much larger area than the islands themselves. The islands, the surrounding mudflats and the territorial waters (The
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in the last 300 years has moved a distance equivalent to its own length to the east, its church tower, destroyed at the outbreak of World War I apparently moving from east to west.
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788:, after the boundary revision by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation no longer part of the East Frisian Islands, but belongs to the mudflats in the Elbe-Weser Triangle
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1177:
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Die Flora und Fauna der East
Frisian Islands – Einführung in das Projekt "Biodiversität im Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer"
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Coastal Defence (NLWK) announced that the sandbank
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239:
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Even though today they are established islands, some of them continue to be in motion. On the East
Frisian island of
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rivers and lie about 3.5 to 10 km offshore. Between the islands and the mainland are extensive
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249:, located at the western end of the chain; the other six inhabited islands are from west to east:
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119:
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The following table contains basic information about the islands and sand flats (
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26:
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991:
822:
398:
235:
155:
1099:
1066:
1798:
1780:
1767:
1386:
1294:
906:
German students memorize the names of the seven inhabited islands by using a
807:
419:
282:
151:
1475:
1600:
1426:
1259:
1239:
828:
785:
694:
343:
286:
212:
196:
112:
1502:
1656:
1299:
1226:
1178:
Basic information on geography and ecology of some of the smaller islands
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839:
815:
703:
208:
192:
39:
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331:). The uninhabited and unparished sand flats are highlighted in yellow.
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1421:
1416:
1289:
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866:
665:
633:
270:
266:
228:
64:
1640:
1698:
1620:
1401:
1325:
802:, which was almost entirely engulfed by the sea in the 17th century.
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627:
535:
348:
254:
188:
86:
1575:
529:
1747:
1718:
1703:
1587:
1555:
1512:
1411:
1320:
1249:
1021:
907:
843:
599:
593:
322:
The chain of the East
Frisian Islands off the coast of Lower Saxony
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1182:
561:
1685:
1537:
1522:
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1466:
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1391:
1363:
1269:
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A German invasion fleet masses in the
Frisian Islands in the pre-
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469:
384:
278:
258:
220:
204:
200:
48:
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1490:
497:
1431:
1376:
1264:
1254:
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current prevents the islands gradually joining one to another.
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811:
730:
390:
290:
246:
82:
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873:
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503:
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216:
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273:. There are also four other small, uninhabited islands:
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289:, a dredged island southeast of Wangerooge, and
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942:ett? ("Which seaman lies with Nanni in bed?")
1154:"Germany's High Seas Fleet in the World War"
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1102:Bodenfläche nach Art der geplanten Nutzung
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1125:"Watten im Elbe-Weser-Dreieck, Jadebusen"
860:
233:Küstenmeer vor den ostfriesischen Inseln
16:Chain of German islands in the North Sea
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305:Overview of the islands and sand flats
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245:The largest island by surface area is
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240:Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park
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798:Norderney is the remaining part of
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299:Watten im Elbe-Weser-Dreieck
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360:Distance to the mainland
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1027:East Frisian Low Saxon
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1533:North Frisian Islands
1476:Langlütjen I & II
1010:North Frisian Islands
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447:Island of Lütje Hörn¹
185:Aastefräiske Ailounds
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1359:East Frisian Islands
1222:West Frisian Islands
1005:West Frisian Islands
973:orkum (east to west)
821:Most of the islands
756:East Frisian Islands
699:artificially dredged
285:southwest of Juist,
169:Ostfriesische Inseln
165:East Frisian Islands
31:Ostfriesische Inseln
20:East Frisian Islands
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295:Elbe-Weser Triangle
223:, known locally as
191:, off the coast of
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113:Lower Saxony
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1815:East Frisia
1784: /
1657:Hainshallig
1300:Rottumeroog
1227:Netherlands
953:piekeroog,
949:angerooge,
895:World War I
748:uninhabited
739:Wesermarsch
720:uninhabited
710:Wesermarsch
704:Butjadingen
488:uninhabited
459:uninhabited
432:uninhabited
193:East Frisia
27:Native name
1799:Categories
1662:Nordstrand
1486:Heligoland
1422:Wangerooge
1417:Spiekeroog
1382:Lütje Hörn
1290:Simonszand
1160:2007-09-30
1139:2009-12-02
1110:2009-04-23
1043:References
965:orderney,
879:Wangerooge
867:Wangerooge
804:Lütje Hörn
786:outer Jade
670:Wangerooge
666:Wangerooge
638:Spiekeroog
634:Spiekeroog
443:Lütje Hörn
367:Population
329:Sandplaten
275:Lütje Hörn
271:Wangerooge
267:Spiekeroog
229:Wadden Sea
65:Wadden Sea
1621:Norderoog
1503:Scharhörn
1402:Norderney
1326:Wieringen
957:angeoog,
833:Norderney
816:Ems river
780:Gemarkung
674:Friesland
536:Norderney
255:Norderney
189:North Sea
167:(German:
137:Friesland
120:Districts
87:Norderney
56:Geography
1748:Jordsand
1719:Halligen
1704:Koresand
1636:Süderoog
1616:Langeneß
1588:Halligen
1556:Pellworm
1513:Trischen
1508:Nigehörn
1412:Langeoog
1321:Eierland
1250:Vlieland
1022:Frisians
978:See also
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844:Alderney
641:Wittmund
608:Wittmund
604:Langeoog
600:Langeoog
349:District
263:Langeoog
221:mudflats
156:Frisians
133:Wittmund
61:Location
1769:53°44′N
1686:Denmark
1641:Südfall
1538:Germany
1523:Blauort
1518:Tertius
1498:Neuwerk
1467:Germany
1407:Baltrum
1392:Memmert
1364:Germany
1270:Ameland
922:eemann
918:elcher
572:Baltrum
568:Baltrum
470:Memmert
429:no data
279:Memmert
259:Baltrum
207:of the
201:Germany
152:Germans
100:Germany
1772:7°25′E
1727:Langli
1667:Strand
1576:Uthörn
1432:Mellum
1377:Borkum
1265:Griend
1255:Richel
1000:Frisia
969:uist,
835:, the
829:Borkum
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765:16,837
759:134.35
731:Mellum
575:Aurich
543:Aurich
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478:Aurich
391:Borkum
377:per km
291:Mellum
247:Borkum
225:Watten
205:mouths
129:Aurich
83:Borkum
1732:Mandø
1631:Oland
1611:Hooge
1601:Habel
1596:Gröde
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1397:Juist
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612:19.67
552:5,810
546:26.29
520:1,696
514:16.43
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409:5,186
403:30.74
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217:Weser
108:State
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1566:Föhr
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837:Nazi
831:and
768:129
687:116
678:7.94
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456:12.5
450:Leer
412:169
406:10.5
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163:The
125:Leer
1275:Rif
930:ei
842:on
742:4.9
717:3.5
714:2.2
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