Mellumriffe
Mellumriffe is a shoal in Wesermarsch, Lower Saxony. Mellumriffe is situated nearby to the village Schillig.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mellum.
Mellum
Island
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mellum is an uninhabited island lying southeast of Wangerooge, off the coastal settlements of Horumersiel and Schillig. Mellum formed as an island off the end of the Butjadingen peninsula—which divides the outflows into the Wadden Sea of the Jade and Weser rivers—only at the end of the nineteenth century. Mellum is situated 3 km east of Mellumriffe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schillig and Horumersiel.
Schillig
Village
Photo: Martina Nolte, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Schillig is a village in the Friesland district of Lower Saxony in Germany. It is situated on the west coast of Jade Bay and is 20 km north of the town of Wilhelmshaven. Schillig is situated 6 km southwest of Mellumriffe.
Horumersiel
Village
Photo: Ein Dahmer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Horumersiel is a village, which is situated 8 km southwest of Mellumriffe.
Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal
Locality
Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal is Germany's first liquefied natural gas shipping terminal, situated near Wilhelmshaven, Germany on the North Sea. It had been in the planning stages since the mid-2010s, and in 2022 gained rapid regulatory authority approval for construction following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the global natural gas supply crisis. Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal is situated 9 km south of Mellumriffe.
Mellumriffe
- Type: Shoal
- Category: landform
- Location: Wesermarsch, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
53.72538° or 53° 43′ 31″ northLongitude
8.10872° or 8° 6′ 31″ eastOpen location code
9F5CP4G5+5FGeoNames ID
13496657
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In Other Languages
“Mellumriffe” goes by many names.
- German: “Mellumriffe”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Schilliggroden and Nordergroden.
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