Wadden Sea

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UNESCO World Heritage Site intertidal coastal wetland sea

The Wadden Sea is a vast intertidal coastal wetland along the North Sea coasts of the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark, renowned for its tidal flats, rich biodiversity, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Observed surface forms (12)

Surface form Occurrences
Wadden Sea World Heritage Site 2
Wadden Sea region 2
Danish Wadden Sea coast 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
intertidal coastal wetland ⓘ
sea ⓘ
borderedBy Wadden Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Danish Wadden Sea coast

West Frisian Islands ⓘ
surface form: Dutch Wadden Islands

East Frisian Islands ⓘ
surface form: German Wadden Islands
ecosystemType mudflats ⓘ
salt marsh ecosystem ⓘ
sandflats ⓘ
governedBy Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation ⓘ
hasCharacteristic barrier islands ⓘ
high biological productivity ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
tidal flats ⓘ
vast intertidal zone ⓘ
hasTidalRange up to about 4 meters ⓘ
importantFor East Atlantic Flyway migratory route ⓘ
isHabitatFor grey seal ⓘ
harbour seal ⓘ
millions of migratory birds annually ⓘ
various shellfish species ⓘ
knownFor extensive tidal flats ⓘ
large seal populations ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
locatedIn Denmark ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
partOf North Sea coast of Denmark ⓘ
North Sea coast of Germany ⓘ
North Sea coast of the Netherlands ⓘ
Wadden Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Wadden Sea Region
protectedAs marine protected area ⓘ
nature reserve ⓘ
RamsarSiteIn Denmark ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
recognizedAs UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
threatenedBy coastal development ⓘ
pollution ⓘ
sea level rise ⓘ
shipping traffic ⓘ
transnationalSiteOf Denmark ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria natural criteria (ix) ⓘ
natural criteria (viii) ⓘ
natural criteria (x) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 2009 ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East Frisian Islands → adjacentTo → Wadden Sea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dutch Wadden Sea
Het Hogeland → borderedBy → Wadden Sea ⓘ
Ommelanden → borderedBy → Wadden Sea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wadden Sea region (to the north, broadly)
Wadden Sea → borderedBy → Wadden Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Danish Wadden Sea coast
Friesland → borders → Wadden Sea ⓘ
Groningen → coastFeature → Wadden Sea ⓘ
Jutland Peninsula → contains → Wadden Sea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wadden Sea coast
East Frisian Islands → ecoregion → Wadden Sea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wadden Sea UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ems → emptiesInto → Wadden Sea ⓘ
Eemsdelta → hasCoastOn → Wadden Sea ⓘ
Northern Netherlands → hasCoastOn → Wadden Sea ⓘ
Friesland → hasCoastlineOn → Wadden Sea ⓘ
Het Hogeland → hasCoastlineOn → Wadden Sea ⓘ
North Sea → hasFeature → Wadden Sea ⓘ
Het Hogeland → hasProtectedArea → Wadden Sea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wadden Sea World Heritage Site
this entity surface form: Wadden Sea World Heritage Site
Vuurboetsduin → hasViewOf → Wadden Sea ⓘ
East Frisia → knownFor → Wadden Sea ⓘ
Het Hogeland → knownFor → Wadden Sea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wadden Sea shoreline
Vuurboetsduin → locatedIn → Wadden Sea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wadden Sea region
West Frisian Islands → locatedIn → Wadden Sea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wadden Sea UNESCO World Heritage region
Dokkum → locatedNear → Wadden Sea ⓘ
Harlingen → locatedOn → Wadden Sea ⓘ
East Frisian Islands → partOf → Wadden Sea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wadden Sea region
European seas → partOf → Wadden Sea ⓘ
Wadden Sea → partOf → Wadden Sea self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wadden Sea Region
West Frisian Islands → partOf → Wadden Sea ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wadden region
West Frisian Islands → partOf → Wadden Sea ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Wadden Sea