LTSER Dutch Wadden Sea Area - Netherlands

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Site Name
LTSER Dutch Wadden Sea Area
Short name
NL-WZ
Country
Netherlands
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Site Description
The Dutch Wadden Sea area is a large coastal area (615510 ha) bordering the north of the Netherlands. A range of inhabited barrier islands (included in LTSER Dutch Wadden Sea Area) separate the Dutch Wadden Sea from the North Sea. The barrier islands comprise sandy beaches, dunes, grazed and ungrazed saltmarsh areas, and polders with meadows and villages. The Dutch Wadden Sea itself consists of intertidal mudflats and subtidal areas. The southern border of the area consists of inhabited polders, many of which consist of reclaimed saltmarsh areas. The Dutch Wadden Sea is part of the international Wadden Sea, extending along the coasts of Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. The international Wadden Sea comprises the largest tidal ...
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2024-10-16 11:10:50

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1872
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTERThis site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER EuropeThis site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
Netherlands LTER (LTER_EU_NL_001)This site is a verified "Netherlands LTER" member.
Photos
Birds feeding on exposed intertidal flats with a mussel bed and a vessel fishing for shrimp in the gully
Birds feeding on exposed intertidal flats with a mussel bed and a vessel fishing for shrimp in the gully
Geographic
Marker
30 km
20 mi
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 53.25 Longitude: 5.25

Size
ca. 271212.94ha
Elevation (average)
0.00msl
Elevation (min)
-3.40msl
Elevation (max)
24.10msl
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