Sylt
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Sylt is an island in northern Germany, part of Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, with a distinctively shaped shoreline. It belongs to the North Frisian Islands and is the largest island in N
September 2013 aerial photograph of Sylt
An armoured concrete groyne at Westerland
Concrete tetrapods in Westerland
Geotextile sand cushions successfully protected the historic house Kliffende on Sylt against storms, which strongly eroded the cliffs on the north and south sides of the sand cushion barrier (1999).
Hindenburgdamm
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The Hindenburgdamm or Hindenburg Dam is an 11 km long causeway joining the North Frisian island of Sylt to mainland Schleswig-Holstein. Its coordinates are. It was opened on 1 June 1927 and is exclusi
Sylt
…with its exposed situation in the North Sea and its ongoing loss of land during storm tides. Since 1927, Sylt has been connected to the mainland by the Hindenburgdamm causeway. In later years, it has been a resort for the German jet set and tourists in search of occasional celebrity sightings. With 99.14 square…
Aerial view of the Hindenburgdamm
Hindenburgdamm
The SyltShuttle on the Hindenburgdamm
Signal box HDM in the middle of the Hindenburgdamm