Photos by uenue: on the map, in Google Earth (KML)

This aerial picture shows the little german dune island of Lütje Hörn, just 3 miles south-east of Borkum (looking towards north). Although the existence of the tiny island was recorded since more than 500 years, it's viability is very doubtful.

The island moves more than 20 m towards east per year and have lost half of it's area in the last 50 years. Due to some heavy storm tides, the originally growth of primary and secondary dunes (even a common elder bush has been reported) has been reduced to a minimum of some primary dunes in the north and in the middle of the islet.

A little small, sandy spit is rising towards the east.

A speciallity of Lütje Hörn is the way of breeding of the great cormorant birds. Due to the lack of trees, the cormorants changes to breed in ground nests.

This picture shows the venezuelian coastguard station on Aves Island. Nearly two dozen of soldiers serve their duty for 2 weeks before they get relieved.

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The estuary of the small lagoon on Neeltje Jans island. Except for a small tide channel, it's covered with a red-shimmering flat growth. This part is only flooded at spring tides or storms.

This picture shows the artificial island of Nigehörn. It was build in 1989 a few hundred meters southwest of the island of Scharhörn on a stable spot of the Scharhörn sandbank.

In one of the largest projects in nature preservation in the Wadden Sea so far about 1.2 million m³ sand were deposited. Dunes were formed by heavy building engines and fixed by planting and sowing. Brushwood fences should accelerate sedimentation. In 1991, all measures were completed. Any other actions were banned, even access for visitors.

On the picture (taken from northwest) you can see the relics of the brushwood fences indicate the circular construction area, in the midst the abandoned refuge and the dune slack with willow shrubbery.

This aerial picture shows the little german dune island of Lütje Hörn, just 3 miles south-east of Borkum (looking towards east). Although the existence of the tiny island was recorded since more than 500 years, it's viability is very doubtful.

The island moves more than 20 m towards east per year and have lost half of it's area in the last 50 years. Due to some heavy storm tides, the originally growth of primary and secondary dunes (even a common elder bush has been reported) has been reduced to a minimum of some primary dunes in the north and in the middle of the islet.

A little small, sandy spit is rising towards the east.

A speciallity of Lütje Hörn is the way of breeding of the great cormorant birds. Due to the lack of trees, the cormorants changes to breed in ground nests.

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Saludos uenue

A small artificial bird island near the south-east corner of Neeltje Jans island. It's located just about 100 m offshore Neeltje Jans island and can be reached by foot at low tide (not permitted !). At regular high tide the island surface elevates not more than max. 1 m above sea level. During high tide its dry sand area, apart from the stony rim, measures not more than 20 x 20 m. At spring tide or during autum and spring storms, the island is awashed by the sea exept of little parts of it's stony rim (see attached picture). The u-shaped island consists of an outer rim of big stones while the middle is filled up with sand. The stony rim prevents the islet of erosion.

What is the point of that "shit-placing"?

This picture shows the surface of Howland Island, a flat and dry place in the broad expanse of the Pacific ocean. The tent and the radio antenna belongs to a ham radio expedition which try to make successfull calls to other amateurs in the world. The expedition has taken place in 1993 and stayed on Howland Island for one week.

This picture shows the sandbank of Blauort, located 6 km from the North Frisian coast. In the back on the right side, you'll notice the same-named beacon. The sandbank of Blauort elevates up to 2 m above sealevel at average high tide and is awashed only in storms or spring tides. It's a rest area for birds and seals. Public access is off limits !