Wadden Sea World Heritage

Coastal landmarks in Wadden Sea World Heritage

This collection spans the Dutch, German, and Danish North Sea coasts, highlighting significant maritime structures and natural bays within the Wadden Sea region. It features historic lighthouses such as the cast-iron Lange Jaap and Texel's Eierland, alongside offshore engineering feats like the Hohe Weg and Alte Weser towers. The list also includes significant coastal landmarks like the Heligoland Bight and the relocated Oberfeuer Eversand, representing centuries of navigational heritage and maritime safety history.

Coastal Landmarks — Map

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Lange Jaap Lighthouse

Lange Jaap, also known as Kijkduin Light or Den Helder Light, is an active lighthouse near Fort Kijkduin in Huisduinen, Netherlands.

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Eierland Lighthouse

The Eierland Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the northernmost tip of the Dutch island of Texel. It is named for the former island Eierland.

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List West

Situated on the Ellenbogen peninsula of Sylt, this mid-19th-century white lighthouse serves as a navigational aid for the northern entrance to the Lister Tief.

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Blåvand Lighthouse

Blåvand Lighthouse is a seacoast lighthouse in Blåvandshuk near Esbjerg, Denmark.

Olga Ernst / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Heligoland Bight

The Heligoland Bight, also known as Helgoland Bight, is a bay which forms the southern part of the German Bight, itself a bay of the North…

Martina Nolte / CC BY-SA 3.0 de

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Leuchtturm Oberfeuer Eversand

A 37.4-meter-tall iron structure relocated to Dorum-Neufeld in 2003. Originally a leading light in the Weser estuary, it now functions as a museum and observation tower.

Dirk Ingo Franke / CC BY-SA 2.0 de

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Bay of Meldorf

The Bay of Meldorf also called Meldorf Bay, is a bay on the coast of the North German state of Schleswig-Holstein, which forms part of…

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Alte Weser Lighthouse

The Alte Weser Lighthouse is located offshore from the estuary mouth of the river Weser in the German Bight, southern North Sea.

Jürgen Howaldt / CC BY-SA 3.0 de

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Hohe Weg Lighthouse

Hohe Weg is an offshore lighthouse in the German Bight, located 25 km northwest of Bremerhaven, Germany.

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Kaatje

A former 7-meter class lifeboat of the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS), designed for shallow-water coastal rescue operations.

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Neuer Leuchtturm (New Lighthouse)

Borkum Great Light, also known as Borkum Neuer Light, is an active lighthouse on the island of Borkum, Leer district, state of Lower Saxony…

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