Helgoland
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Helgoland is a small German archipelago in the North Sea known for its dramatic red sandstone cliffs, unique wildlife, and historical significance as a strategic naval and cultural site.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hauptinsel Helgoland | 1 |
| SMS Helgoland | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archipelago
ⓘ
island group ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| event |
First Battle of Heligoland Bight
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Heligoland Bight (1914)
Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939) ⓘ post-war British bombing tests ⓘ |
| hasArea |
about 0.7 square kilometres (Düne)
ⓘ
about 1.7 square kilometres (main island) ⓘ |
| hasClimate | maritime climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
offshore research ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cliff coast
ⓘ
no private cars allowed ⓘ sandy beaches on Düne ⓘ |
| hasLocalLanguage |
North Frisian
ⓘ
surface form:
Heligolandic Frisian
Low German ⓘ North Frisian ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Düne
ⓘ
Helgoland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Hauptinsel Helgoland
|
| hasPopulation | approximately 1500 inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasResearchInstitution | Biologische Anstalt Helgoland ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty of 1890
ⓘ
ceded from the United Kingdom to Germany in 1890 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Lange Anna sea stack
ⓘ
duty-free shopping ⓘ grey seals ⓘ harbour seals ⓘ red sandstone cliffs ⓘ seabird colonies ⓘ strategic naval importance ⓘ tourism ⓘ unique wildlife ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
German Bight
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | North Sea ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | mouth of the River Elbe ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Germany
ⓘ
Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Germany
Pinneberg ⓘ
surface form:
district of Pinneberg
Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
surface form:
state of Schleswig-Holstein
|
| repopulated | 1952 ⓘ |
| significantDuring |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| usedAs |
military fortress
ⓘ
naval base ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hauptinsel Helgoland
this entity surface form:
SMS Helgoland