The island is one of 10 Halligen – unique sea-level islands off Germany's North Sea coast. Typically, they are not protected by dykes, leaving them exposed to floods, especially in winter.

Germany's popular North Sea beach resorts ... Almost 80,000 cubic metres of sand were missing. The islands of Norderney and Baltrum also reported significant sand losses. As a result, fewer ...

The Wadden Sea along the coastline of the North Sea is one of Germany’s few remaining ... The UNESCO World Heritage status was achieved in 2009.The Hallig islands or Halligen are a unique phenomenon.

Sylt is the largest of Germany’s North Frisian islands, which are located in the North Sea off the coast of Schleswig-Holstein. The island began to gain fame in the 1960s when it reinvented ...

Sylt is the largest of Germany’s North Frisian islands, which are located in the North Sea off the coast of Schleswig-Holstein. The island began to gain fame in the 1960s when it reinvented itself as ...