Wadden Sea National Park
Distance: 6.81 Km
The entire 500 km long tidal area, which stretches from Blåvandshuk in Denmark through Germany to Den Helder in the Netherlands, now has World Heritage status. The part of the Wadden Sea, which lies in Germany and Holland, has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2009.
The tide makes an impression when 1.000.000.000 m3 of water is moved back and forth through the depths twice a day. The Wadden Sea is the clear, calm water and at the same time the stormy sea on the outside of the dike. The Wadden Sea is bursting with life - in the air, in the shallow water, below and on the surface of the ford. Nowhere else in Denmark do you meet so many birds during the migration period, spring as well as autumn - a total of between 10-12 million. During the breeding season, care must be taken, as there are bird nests in the strangest places. The island of Mandø southwest of Ribe will provide great experiences at this time.
The warm and shallow water of the Wadden Sea is also a growth area for many of our most important fish species, and here especially the summer visitor mullet can meet in shoals. Today, the Wadden Sea has Denmark's largest population of harbor seals.
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