Hinterwall
Hinterwall is a dune in Borkum, Leer, Lower Saxony. Hinterwall is situated nearby to the locality Tüßkendör, as well as near the hamlet Ostland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Borkum Airfield and Old Lighthouse.
Borkum Airfield
Aerodrome
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Borkum Airfield is an airfield serving Borkum, an island and a municipality in the Leer district in the German state of Lower Saxony.
Borkum Great Light
Photo: Tola69, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Borkum Great Light is situated 3 km southwest of Hinterwall.
Hinterwall
- Type: Dune
- Category: landform
- Location: Borkum, Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
53.60174° or 53° 36′ 6″ northLongitude
6.70339° or 6° 42′ 12″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
9F58JP23+M9GeoNames ID
13517131
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In Other Languages
“Hinterwall” goes by many names.
- German: “Hinterwall”
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