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Archipelago
  
(West) Frisian Islands

Population
  
Uninhabited

Municipality
  
Eemsmond

Adjacent bodies of water
  
North Sea Wadden Sea

Province
  
Groningen

Adjacent body of water
  
Wadden Sea

Simonszand

Island groups
  
West Frisian Islands, Frisian Islands

Werelderfgoed excursie simonszand


Simonszand ( [ˈsimɔnsˌzɑnt]) is a sandbank between the West Frisian Islands of Schiermonnikoog and Rottumerplaat in the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Eemsmond in the province of Groningen.

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Map of Simonszand, Netherlands

The sandbank was originally mapped as being an Intertidal zone in approximately 1811, but changed in later mappings to be shown as a Supratidal zone after it became larger and migrated seaward.

Simonszand rottumerplaat


References

Simonszand Wikipedia