Jordsand (former island)
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Jordsand was a former small North Frisian island in the Wadden Sea off the coast of Germany that gradually eroded and disappeared due to storm surges and coastal processes.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jordsand | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former island
ⓘ
geographic feature ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disappearedDueTo |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
sea-level processes ⓘ storm surges ⓘ |
| environment |
barrier island system
ⓘ
salt marsh ⓘ tidal flats ⓘ |
| hadStatus |
disappeared island
ⓘ
eroding island ⓘ |
| hasConservationLegacy |
Jordsand bird protection society
GENERATED
ⓘ
Naturschutzverein Jordsand GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRegion |
Duchy of Schleswig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Frisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName |
Danish
ⓘ
Frisian ⓘ German ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | Old Danish or Frisian origin ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfDisappearance |
island loss
ⓘ
marine transgression ⓘ |
| knownFor |
disappearance in 20th century
ⓘ
gradual erosion ⓘ |
| lastRemnantDisappearedIn |
20th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
ⓘ
North Frisia NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea ⓘ Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Wadden Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater |
North Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wadden Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
German–Danish border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Højer NERFINISHED ⓘ Rømø NERFINISHED ⓘ Sylt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Frisia NERFINISHED ⓘ Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | North Frisian Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bird sanctuary
ⓘ
nature conservation ⓘ |
| wasPartOf | Wadden Sea tidal island chain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasSubjectOf |
Wadden Sea research
ⓘ
coastal geomorphology studies ⓘ historical cartography ⓘ |
| wasUninhabited | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.