Helgoland, also spelled Heligoland , island, Schleswig-Holstein Land (state), northwestern Germany. It lies in the German Bay (Deutsche Bucht) of the North Sea, in the angle between the coast of Schleswig-Holstein and the estuaries of the Jade, Weser, and Elbe rivers, 40 miles (65 km) offshore northwest of Cuxhaven. The 520-acre (210-hectare) island consists of a level, cliff-girded, red sandstone plateau, called the Oberland (184 feet [56 metres] at its highest point); a smaller, low sandy tract in the southeast, the Unterland, extended by reclamation; and a low sandy island 0.25 mile (0.4 km) east, called Düne. Geological and historical evidence suggest that Helgoland and Düne are the last remnants of a single island whose periphery in ad 800 was about 120 miles (190 km). Continuous wave attack on the cliffs and a rise in sea level or fall in land level had reduced the island’s periphery to about 8 miles (13 km) by 1649. It has an oceanic climate with mild winter temperatures.
Germany has got many islands, however there is one high sea
island only. About 70 km off mainland the red sand-stone rock with its green
land steeplys stands out against the German Sea. (German Sea = Nordsee)
Helgoland – an oasis of quietude and a unique natural monument. There is nothing
to compare with it!
Moreover, as you will discover, everything is a little bit
different. For instance the sun. People living on the mainland do not even dare
to dream of it – as often as it shines upon the island. The climate is favoured
by the surrounding Gulf Stream favourably. It gives us the bright but not too
hot summer seasons and due to the mild temperatures it ensures during winter
time that our "exotic" plants do not get frostbitten.
The special sea current brings us our proverbial clean sand
beach. On the dune situated immediately in front of the island you can bath,
independently form ebb and flow of the tide, on spacious beaches in healthy and
clean German Sea waters.
By the way: in desalinated condition the water has got
drinking water norm.
The air itself does not require any special technology. Even
on top of the Zugspitze (the highest point of Germany) there are more dust
particles flying around than on the island of Helgoland. Here you will neither
encounter any car noise toxic exhaust gases, i. e. pure nature – everywhere.
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