The small island of Düne is part of the German State of Schleswig-Holstein. Situated 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) to the east of the main island Heligoland, Düne is part of the Heligoland protected natural area. The island measures 1.26 kilometres (0.78 mi) in length and 0.85 kilometres (0.53 mi) in width. The island is separated from Heligoland proper by the Rede strait.
Island of Düne (Heligoland)
HistoryEdit
Until the 17th century, Düne was connected to Heligoland. On New Year's Eve 1721 a big storm surge separated the dunes from Heligoland. Therefore, the island that arose was called Düne (English: Dune). In 1935 the size of the island was 10 hectares (25 acres). In 1940 the Nazi government increased the size of the island to 40 hectares (99 acres). This increase was for use as a military airfield. The Heligoland Airfield is still used today and has three runways, of which the longest is 480 metres (1,570 feet).
External linksEdit
Düne at the website of Heligoland municipality
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düne, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2023, learn,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dune news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dune Danish Dynen North Frisian de Halem is one of two islands in the German Bight that form the Archipelago of Heligoland the other being Heligoland proper DuneAerial view of DuneDuneGeographyLocationGerman BightCoordinates54 11 5 N 7 54 44 E 54 18472 N 7 91222 E 54 18472 7 91222ArchipelagoHeligolandArea0 7 km2 0 27 sq mi AdministrationGermanyStateSchleswig HolsteinDistrictPinneberg districtMunicipalityHeligolandDemographicsPopulationunpopulatedAdditional informationOfficial websitehelgoland deGeography EditThe small island of Dune is part of the German State of Schleswig Holstein Situated 1 6 kilometres 1 mi to the east of the main island Heligoland Dune is part of the Heligoland protected natural area The island measures 1 26 kilometres 0 78 mi in length and 0 85 kilometres 0 53 mi in width The island is separated from Heligoland proper by the Rede strait Island of Dune Heligoland History EditUntil the 17th century Dune was connected to Heligoland On New Year s Eve 1721 a big storm surge separated the dunes from Heligoland Therefore the island that arose was called Dune English Dune In 1935 the size of the island was 10 hectares 25 acres In 1940 the Nazi government increased the size of the island to 40 hectares 99 acres This increase was for use as a military airfield The Heligoland Airfield is still used today and has three runways of which the longest is 480 metres 1 570 feet External links EditDune at the website of Heligoland municipality This Pinneberg district location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dune amp oldid 1169023951, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
