Frisian Islands

Ameland ( Frisian: It Amelân) is a municipality and one of the West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands. It consists mostly of sand dunes. It can be reached by ferry from the frisian village Holwerd. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ameland"

Amrum (in the local Frisian language: Öömrang) 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. Its area is 20 km², and its population is 2,400. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amrum"

Borkum is an island in the Leer District in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany. It has an area of about 30.6 km² (11.84 sq miles) and a population of about 5,587. Borkum is bordered to the west by the Westereems strait (which forms the border with the Netherlands), to the east by the Osterems strait, to the north by the North Sea, and to the south by the Wadden Sea. It is the westernmost of the East Frisian Islands in the North Sea, due north of the Dutch province of Groningen. ...more on Wikipedia about "Borkum"

The East Frisian Islands (German: Ostfriesische Inseln) are a chain of islands in the North Sea, off the coast of Lower Saxony, Germany. ...more on Wikipedia about "East Frisian Islands"

Fanø is a Danish island in the North Sea off the coast of southwestern Denmark, and is one of the North Frisian Islands. Famø municipality is the municipality ( Danish, kommune) that covers the island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fanø"

Föhr ( Danish: Før, Frisian: Feer) 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. Its area is 82 km², and its population is 8,800, making it the largest and most populous German island not reachable by car or railway. ...more on Wikipedia about "Föhr"

The Frisian Islands form an archipelago in northwestern Europe that spreads across the coasts of three countries, from west to east, The Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark. These 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 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. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frisian Islands"

Griend is a small, uninhabited, Dutch island in the Wadden Sea, lying around 20 kilometres south of Terschelling. It is one of the West Frisian Islands, and belongs to the municipality of Terschelling. The island currently has an area of around 0.1 km². ...more on Wikipedia about "Griend"

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. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hallig"

The Hallig Habel is the smallest Hallig in the German Wadden Sea, and is a bird sanctuary. Length 350 metres, width 100 metres. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hallig Habel"

Juist is an German island in the southern North Sea and one of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands. It is 0.5 km in width and 17 km in length. The mostly sand-covered island has no high buildings or cars; bicycles and horses are instead used for transportation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Juist"

The Kachelotplate is a sandbar in the North Sea near the German coast west of the island of Juist. Since 2003 a large enough part of it is no longer flooded during high tide so it can be called an island. Also grass and dunes are settling there. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kachelotplate"

Neuwerk is a Wadden Sea island on the German coast of the North Sea. It is located just northwest of Cuxhaven, between the Weser and Elbe estuaries. Neuwerk belongs administratively to Hamburg. ...more on Wikipedia about "Neuwerk"

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. The sandbar covers an area of around 5 km², although the exact area varies due to tide and the dynamic nature of the area. ...more on Wikipedia about "Noorderhaaks"

Nordstrand (frisian Noordströön) is one of the North Frisian Islands on the North Sea coast of Germany. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Its area is 50 km², and its population is 2,300. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nordstrand, Germany"

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. The German-ruled islands are part of the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park and the Kreis (district) of Nordfriesland. The Danish-ruled islands belong to Sønderjyllands Amt. Occasionally Heligoland is also included in this group. ...more on Wikipedia about "North Frisian Islands"

Oland ( Danish: Øland, Frisian: Ualöönist) is a Hallig, a small island belonging to the North Frisian Islands of Germany. ...more on Wikipedia about "Oland"

Pellworm ( Danish Pelvorm) is one of the North Frisian Islands on the North Sea coast of Germany. It is part of the Nordfriesland district in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. Its area is 37 km², and its population is 1,200. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pellworm"

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. The island is situated off the Dutch coast in the North Sea. The island is named after the village Rottum in Groningen: the Benedictine monastery "Sint Juliana" in Rottum was for 2/3 the owner of the island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rottumeroog"

Rottumerplaat is one of three islands that make up Rottum of the West Frisian Islands in the North Sea, Netherlands. Access to the island is prohibited. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rottumerplaat"

Rømø is a Danish island in the Wadden Sea. Rømø is part of Skærbæk municipality. The island has 850 inhabitants and covers an area of 129 km². Rømø is visited by many tourists every year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rømø"

Schiermonnikoog ( Frisian: Skiermûntseach) is a municipality and an island in the northern Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands. Schiermonnikoog is the only village on the island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Schiermonnikoog"

Sylt ( Danish: Sild, Frisian: Söl) is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein. It belongs to the North Frisian Islands. The island was once part of the mainland, and is still shrinking due to erosion from the North Sea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sylt"

Terschelling ( Frisian: Skylge) is a municipality and an island in the northern Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands. The island is known for being the only Wadden island where cranberries grow. In 1840, a barrel of cranberries (that sailors would eat to prevent scurvy) washed ashore on the island's coast, and the cranberries, finding the environment favourable, established themselves on the island. Nowadays, the cranberry fields cover 0.48 km². The cranberries are mainly sold to tourists and used by the island's restaurants. ...more on Wikipedia about "Terschelling"

Texel is a municipality and an island in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the biggest and most populated of the Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea and also the westernmost of this archipelago, which extends to Denmark. ...more on Wikipedia about "Texel" It must be http://www.shortopedia.com.

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