Wadden Sea
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Summary
Wadden Sea is a marginal sea[1]. It draws 3,556 Wikipedia views per month (marginal sea category, ranking #9 of 27).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: National Geotope[3]
- Country: Netherlands[4], Germany[5], Denmark[6]
- Instance of: geotope[7], biotope[8]
- Inflows: Ems[9]
- Basin country: Germany[10], Netherlands[11], Denmark[12]
- Part of: North Sea[13]
- Commons category: Wadden Sea[14]
- Located in/on physical feature: North Sea[15], East Frisia[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Wadden Sea[17]
- Replaces: Strand[18], Rungholt[19]
- Heritage designation: Particularly Sensitive Sea Area[20], Ramsar site[21]
- Different from: Wadden Sea[22]
- Length: 500 km[23]
- Area: 10,000 km²[24]
- UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/europe-north-america/netherlands/waddensea-area/[25]
- Located in protected area: Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park[26], Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park[27], Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park[28], Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer[29], Wadden Sea National Park[30], Waddenzee[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Wadden Sea include Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park[33], a Nationalpark[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1985[36]; Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park[37], a Nationalpark[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1986[40]; Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park[41], a Nationalpark[42], in Germany[43], founded in 1990[44]; and Waadhoeke[45], a municipality of the Netherlands[46], in Netherlands[47], founded in 2018[48].
Why It Matters
Wadden Sea has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for it include Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park[33], a Nationalpark[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1985[36]; Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park[37], a Nationalpark[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1986[40]; Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park[41], a Nationalpark[42], in Germany[43], founded in 1990[44]; and Waadhoeke[45], a municipality of the Netherlands[46], in Netherlands[47], founded in 2018[48].
FAQs
What awards did Wadden Sea receive?
Honors received include National Geotope[3].