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Halligen - Green Runes in the Sea Paperback - 2003

by Rose, Dagmar


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  • Title Halligen - Green Runes in the Sea
  • Author Rose, Dagmar
  • Binding Paperback
  • Publisher Decard
  • Date 2003
  • ISBN 9783905402056
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by Rose, Dagmar

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Grüne Runen im Meer (Green Runes in the Sea)
Publisher: Decard, (2003)
Publisher: Weinfelden, CH: Publisher Decard
ISBN-10: 390540205X
ISBN-13: 978-3905402056
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6 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches, 32 pages

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The Halligen are ten small German islands without protective dikes in the North Frisian Islands on Schleswig-Holstein's Wadden Sea-North Sea coast in the district of Nordfriesland.

The name comes from a Celtic word hal, meaning "salt", a reference to the low-lying land in the region which is often flooded over with saltwater by the tides. A greater number of Halligen existed in the Middle Ages than in the 21st century. The very existence of the Halligen is a result of frequent floods and poor coastal protection. The floods were much more common in the Middle Ages and coastal protection was much poorer. A look at the maps on this page will demonstrate that this part of the North Sea coast is very much at the sea's mercy.

The Halligen have areas ranging from 7 to 956 ha, and are often former… Read More
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