German Bight -image: data from ESA, processed by Hereon

Wadden Sea

World Heritage Wadden Sea

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The Wadden Sea of the southern North Sea is a unique and highly sentitive habitat. This shows the designation as UNESCO World Natural Heritage (since 2009). With an area of approximately 10.000 km² it represents one of the last continous tidal areas in the world.


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