Trischen Island - the most natural island in Germany`s largest National Park

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air view, picture: martin stock
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Location of Trischen in the Wadden Sea
Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the tidal flats between the estuaries of rivers Elbe and Eider lies a small, uninhabited, and easily overlooked island called Trischen. Its precise position is 54°00' northern latitude and 08°41'eastern longitude. But what, exactly, are these tidal flats, and why is this island so special?
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Aerial view
Trischen was formed by three sandbanks that shifted towards each other and piled up a heap of sand, high enough for plants to grow upon. This was 400 years ago, and approximately 10 km west of its current position. Due to its sandy nature the island is being pushed forward continuously by wind and sea, and not even human structures could stop this 'migratory island'.
Sea
Eroding forces of the sea
Sand
Wind drives the sand
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Die Grafik
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Big shed 1928
Owner`s mansion 1936
Old wheel buried in the mud
Old beacon, taken down 1996
Today`s remnants of the jetty
Nature warden`s hut until 2002
The supply boat comes once a week
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The warden`s hut
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