Kniphausersiel
Kniphausersiel is a locality in Wilhelmshaven, East Frisia, Lower Saxony. Kniphausersiel is situated nearby to the suburb Rüstersiel, as well as near the locality Hörn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Rüstersiel and Heligoland Bird Observatory.
Heligoland Bird Observatory
Research institute
Photo: Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Heligoland Bird Observatory, one of the world's first ornithological observatories, is operated by the Ornithologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft Helgoland e.V, a non-profit organization which was founded in 1891 to support research on the fauna of Heligoland, a small German archipelago, comprising the islands of Heligoland and Düne, in the Heligoland Bight of the North Sea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include JadeWeserPort and Sengwarden.
JadeWeserPort
Suburb
Photo: Alchemist-hp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
JadeWeserPort is Germany's largest harbour project. It is supported by the states of Lower Saxony and Bremen. This new container port is located at Wilhelmshaven at the Jade Bight, a bay on the North Sea coast. JadeWeserPort is situated 3 km northeast of Kniphausersiel.
Sengwarden
Village
Photo: Klinkenborg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The village of Sengwarden lies north of Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The place was documented for the first time in 1168, was the site of a post World War II British sector displaced person camp, and since 1972 has been administratively attached to the city Wilhelmshaven. Sengwarden is situated 5 km northwest of Kniphausersiel.
Mariensiel
Village
Photo: Martina Nolte, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Mariensiel is a village, which is situated 7 km southwest of Kniphausersiel.
Kniphausersiel
- Type: Locality
- Location: Wilhelmshaven, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
53.56667° or 53° 34′ northLongitude
8.11667° or 8° 7′ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
9F5CH488+MMGeoNames ID
2887157
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