Frisian Islands
The Frisian Islands, also known as the Wadden Islands or the Wadden Sea Islands, form an archipelago at the eastern edge of the North Sea in northwestern Europe, stretching from the northwest of the Netherlands through Germany to the west of Denmark.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: archipelago in the Wadden Sea
- Also known as: “Borkum”, “Friese Eilanden”, and “Friesian Islands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kleiner Leuchtturm (Borkum) and Old Lighthouse.
Borkum Great Light
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Borkum Great Light, also known as Borkum Neuer Light, is an active lighthouse on the island of Borkum, Leer district, state of Lower Saxony, Germany. At a height of 197 feet it is the twenty-fourth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, as well as the third tallest brick lighthouse in the world.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borkum.
Borkum
Photo: Lucipictor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borkum is the biggest of the East Frisian Islands by area and the second most populous. The town of Borkum stretches across the entire island, which, as a state-approved North Sea health resort, has numerous spa facilities.
Frisian Islands
- Categories: archipelago, chain of islands, and landform
- Location: Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Frisian Islands” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Frisian Islands”
- Afrikaans: “Waddesee-eilande”
- Arabic: “فريزيا”
- Aragonese: “Frisian Islands”
- Arpitan: “Frisian Islands”
- Asturian: “Frisian Islands”
- Asturian: “Islles Frisies”
- Basque: “Frisiako uharteak”
- Basque: “Frisian Islands”
- Bavarian: “Frisian Islands”
- Belarusian: “Фрызскія астравы”
- Breton: “Frisian Islands”
- Breton: “Inizi Friz”
- Bulgarian: “Фризийски острови”
- Catalan: “Frisian Islands”
- Catalan: “Illa Frisona”
- Catalan: “Illes Frisones”
- Cebuano: “Frisian Islands”
- Chinese: “弗里西亞群島”
- Chinese: “菲士蘭群島”
- Chuvash: “Фриз утравĕсем”
- Corsican: “Frisian Islands”
- Croatian: “Frisian Islands”
- Czech: “Frisian Islands”
- Czech: “Fríské ostrovy”
- Danish: “De Frisiske Øer”
- Danish: “Vadehavsøerne”
- Dutch: “De waddeneilanden”
- Dutch: “Friese eilanden”
- Dutch: “Frisian Islands”
- Dutch: “Waddeneilanden”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جزر فريزيا”
- Esperanto: “Frisaj Insuloj”
- Esperanto: “Frisian Islands”
- Estonian: “Friisi saared”
- Estonian: “Frisian Islands”
- Finnish: “Friiseinsaaret”
- Finnish: “Frisian Islands”
- French: “Archipel frison”
- French: “Frisian Islands”
- French: “Iles de la Frise”
- French: “îles de la Frise”
- French: “Îles de la Frise”
- French: “Îles des Wadden”
- French: “Îles Frisonnes”
- Friulian: “Frisian Islands”
- Galician: “Frisian Islands”
- Georgian: “ფრიზის კუნძულები”
- Georgian: “ფრისლანდის კუნძულები”
- German: “Friesische Insel”
- German: “Friesische Inseln”
- German: “Frisian Islands”
- Hebrew: “האיים הפריזיים”
- Hungarian: “Fríz-szigetek”
- Icelandic: “Frisian Islands”
- Ido: “Frisian Islands”
- Indonesian: “Kepulauan Frisia”
- Interlingua: “Frisian Islands”
- Interlingue: “Frisian Islands”
- Irish: “Frisian Islands”
- Italian: “Frisian Islands”
- Italian: “Isole Frisone”
- Japanese: “フリージア諸島”
- Japanese: “フリースラント諸島”
- Japanese: “フリジア諸島”
- Kirghiz: “Фриз аралдары”
- Kongo: “Frisian Islands”
- Ligurian: “Frisian Islands”
- Limburgan: “Frisian Islands”
- Limburgan: “Wadde-eiland”
- Limburgan: “Wadde-eilande”
- Limburgan: “Wadde-eilen”
- Lithuanian: “Fryzų salos”
- Low German: “Frisian Islands”
- Low German: “Waddenaailaand”
- Low German: “Waddenaailaanden”
- Low German: “Waddenaailanden”
- Low German: “Waddenailaand”
- Low German: “Waddenailanden”
- Low German: “Waddeneilaand”
- Low German: “Waddeneilanden”
- Low German: “Waddeneilanen”
- Low German: “Watteneilannen”
- Luxembourgish: “Frisian Islands”
- Macedonian: “Фризиски Острови”
- Malagasy: “Frisian Islands”
- Malay: “Frisian Islands”
- Minangkabau: “Frisian Islands”
- Narom: “Frisian Islands”
- Neapolitan: “Frisian Islands”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “De frisiske øyer”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Frisian Islands”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Frisiske øyer”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dei frisiske øyane”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Frisian Islands”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Waddeneilanden”
- Norwegian: “De frisiske øyer”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Frisian Islands”
- Ossetian: “Фризаг сакъадæхтæ”
- Ossetian: “Фризы сакъадæхтæ”
- Persian: “جزایر فریسی”
- Picard: “Frisian Islands”
- Piemontese: “Frisian Islands”
- Pitcairn-Norfolk: “Frisian Ailen”
- Polish: “Friesische Inseln”
- Polish: “Frisian Islands”
- Polish: “Wyspy Fryzyjskie”
- Portuguese: “Frisian Islands”
- Portuguese: “Ilhas Frísias”
- Romanian: “Frisian Islands”
- Romanian: “Insule frisice”
- Romanian: “Insule frizice”
- Romanian: “Insule frizone”
- Romanian: “Insulele Friziene”
- Romansh: “Frisian Islands”
- Russian: “Ваттовые острова”
- Russian: “Фризские острова”
- Sardinian: “Frisian Islands”
- Scots: “Frisian Islands”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Frisian Islands”
- Serbian: “Frisian Islands”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Frizijski otoci”
- Sicilian: “Frisian Islands”
- Slovak: “Frízske ostrovy”
- Slovenian: “Frisian Islands”
- Spanish: “Frisian Islands”
- Spanish: “Isla de Frisia”
- Spanish: “Isla frisona”
- Spanish: “Islas de Frisia”
- Spanish: “Islas Frisias”
- Spanish: “Islas Frisonas”
- Swahili: “Frisian Islands”
- Swedish: “Frisian Islands”
- Swedish: “Frisiska öarna”
- Swiss German: “Frisian Islands”
- Tatar: “Фриз утраулары”
- Thai: “Frisian Islands”
- Thai: “Wadden Islands”
- Thai: “หมู่เกาะฟรีเชียน”
- Thai: “หมู่เกาะฟรีเซียน”
- Thai: “หมู่เกาะวัดเดน”
- Turkish: “Frizya Adaları”
- Ukrainian: “Фризькі острови”
- Uzbek: “Friz orollari”
- Venetian: “Frisian Islands”
- Vietnamese: “Frisian Islands”
- Vietnamese: “Quần đảo biển Wadden”
- Vietnamese: “Quần đảo Frisia”
- Vietnamese: “Quần đảo Wadden”
- Vlaams: “Frisian Islands”
- Vlaams: “Waddneilandn”
- Volapük: “Frisian Islands”
- Walloon: “Frisian Islands”
- Welsh: “Frisian Islands”
- Western Frisian: “Fryske eilannen”
- Western Frisian: “Fryske waadeilannen”
- Western Frisian: “Waadeilân”
- Western Frisian: “Waadeilannen”
- Wolof: “Frisian Islands”
- Yue Chinese: “菲士蘭群島”
- Zulu: “Frisian Islands”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Westland and Tüßkendör.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Borkum Lighthouse and Südstrand.
Germany: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, and Frankfurt.
Curious Islands to Discover
Uncover intriguing islands from every corner of the globe.
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