West Frisian Islands

The West Frisian Islands (Dutch: Waddeneilanden, West Frisian: Waadeilannen) art of the Frisian Islands. They are in the North Sea in the northern part of the Netherlands.

They are the following:

1. Five big islands:

2. Five small and uninhabited islands:

3. Various sandbars:

  • Engelsmanplaat
  • Richel
  • Rif
  • Simonszand
  • etc.

The majority of the islands and sandbars are in the province of Friesland.
Exceptions are:

  • Noorderhaaks and Texel lie in the province of North Holland (most western islands).
  • Simonszand, Rottumerplaat, Rottumeroog and Zuiderduintjes lie in the province of Groningen (most eastern islands).


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