Frisian Islands

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Chapters: North Frisian Islands, Sylt, Oland, Wadden Sea, Ameland, Texel, Terschelling, Schiermonnikoog, Vlieland, Trischen, Amrum, Föhr, Nordstrandischmoor, Koffiemolen, Formerum, Hallig, Wangerooge, Neuwerk, Üüs Söl'ring Lön', West Frisian Islands, Mudflat hiking, Klozum, Griend, Süderoog, Uthörn, Lütje Hörn, Pellworm, Richel, Hooge, Germany, Vuurduin, North Tower, Rottumerplaat, Brandaris, Langlütjen, Memmert, Noorderhaaks, Rottumeroog, Leew Eilun Feer, Norderoog, North Frisian Barrier Island, Engelsmanplaat, Kachelotplate, Rif, Zuiderduintjes, Simonszand, Hallig Habel. Excerpt: Sylt (German pronunciation: ; Danish: ; Söl'ring North Frisian: Söl' ) is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, and well known for the distinctive shape of its shoreline. It belongs to the North Frisian Islands and is the largest island in North Frisia. The northernmost island of Germany, it is known for its tourist resorts, notably Westerland, Kampen and Wenningstedt-Braderup, as well as for its 40 km long sandy beach. It is frequently covered by the media in connection with its exposed situation in the North Sea and its ongoing loss of land during storm tides. Since 1927, Sylt has been connected to the mainland by the Hindenburgdamm causeway. satellite image of SyltWith 99.14 km², Sylt is the fourth-largest German island and the largest North Sea island. Sylt is situated at 9 to 16 km off the mainland, being connected there by the Hindenburgdamm. Southeast of Sylt the islands Föhr and Amrum are located, to the north lies the Danish island Rømø. The island of Sylt extends for 38 km in a north-south direction and on its northern peak at Königshafen is only 320 m wide. Its widest distance, from the town of Westerland in the west to the eastern Nössespitze near Morsum, measures 12.6 km. On the western and northwestern shore a 40 km sand beach is located, east of Sylt the Wadden Sea is situated, which belongs to the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park and mostly falls dry during low tide. The island's shape has constantly shifted over time, a process which is still ongoing today. The northern and southern spits of Sylt are exclusively made up of unfertile sand deposits, while the central part with the municipalities of Westerland, Wenningstedt-Braderup and Sylt-Ost consists of a geestland core, which becomes apparent in the form of the Red Cliff of Wenningstedt. The geestland facing the Wadden Sea gradually turns into fertile marshland around Sylt-Ost. Today sources show that Sylt has only been an island since the G