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National Park Wadden Sea. 53°42′N 7°20′E. General information. Area: 345.800 ha Foundation : 1st J anuary 1986 P art of the World Heritage since 26thJune 26th 2009 Consists of 3 parts : Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park
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General information • Area: 345.800 ha • Foundation: 1st January 1986 • Part ofthe World Heritagesince 26thJune 26th 2009 • Consistsof 3 parts: • Schleswig-HolsteinWaddenSea National Park • Hamburg WaddenSea National Park • Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park (our part)
The protected zones of the National parc • Restricted zone (60,7 %): the most sensitive areas; strictest rules of conservation: no disturbance of animal life, no kites, dogs on lead, no leaving of marked paths • Intermediate zone (38,8 %): strict rules of conservation, but walkers may leave marked paths • Recreation zone (0,6 %): Swimming, resting, sports allowed, but no camping, noisy events, off-road vehicles etc.
Definition: WaddenSea • Consitsofwaddenground, saltmarshesandsmallislandswithbeachesandsanddunes • Most productiveecologicalsystem in theworld after therainforest • Habitat ofshells, crabs, lugworms, sealsandseagulls
The tides • Riseand fall ofthesealevel • Combined influence of gravitation caused by the moon and the rotation of the earth • ~ Sixhours per tide • Atnewmoonandfullmoon (whensun, earthandmoon form a line): spring tide(tide‘srangeatitsmaximum) ; atthemoon‘sfirst / thirdquarter (whensunandmoonareseparatedby 90 ° andthesun‘stidalforcedicreasesthemoon‘stidalforce) neaptide(tide‘srangeatitsminimum)
Sources • http://ohne-strom-leben.de/?p=709 • http://de.academic.ru/dic.nsf/dewiki/173650 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pilsumer_Watt_from_the_Leyh%C3%B6rn_2.jpg • http://www.schulebw.de/unterricht/faecher/sport/2Projekte/projekte/2proj/wattenmeer.pdf • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide • The WaddenSea National Park Authority ofLowerSaxony (publisher): Welcome toour National Park, Wilhelmshaven 20094 (leaflet)