Islands of Germany - Sylt, East Frisian Islands, Borkum, Heligoland, Amrum, Fohr, Reichenau Island, Lindau, Juist, Norderney, Mainau (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Sylt, East Frisian Islands, Borkum, Heligoland, Amrum, Fohr, Reichenau Island, Lindau, Juist, Norderney, Mainau, Museum Island, Nordstrandischmoor, Langeoog, Hallig, Wangerooge, Neuwerk, Schwanenwerder, Pfaueninsel, Frauenchiemsee, Christlieger, Suderoog, Uthorn, Bucu, List of islands of Germany, Pellworm, Nonnenwerth, Memmert, Buise, Norderoog, Herreninsel, Muttland, Luhesand, Kachelotplate, Ruden. Excerpt: Sylt (German pronunciation: Danish: Sol'ring North Frisian: Sol' ) 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 km, 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 Fohr and Amrum are located, to the north lies the Danish island Romo. The island of Sylt extends for 38 km in a north-south direction and on its northern peak at Konigshafen is only 320 m wide. Its widest distance, from the town of Westerland in the west to the eastern Nossespitze 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...