At the Northern Shore: Germany and the North Sea

In relation to other European nations, Germany is a big country with some exciting features. While the south of Germany is bordering with the Alps and is in parts quite mountainous, the north is a very different place. Not many know that the country lays ashore not to one large body of water but two. There is the quieter and more enclosed Baltic Sea in the east and the wider and more open Northern Sea in the west. At the shore, there are endless sand beaches and many quiet islands where you can relax with these unique, colorful beach chairs. The most exciting feature, though, is most probably the Wadden Sea (last three pictures). It is a kind of muddy place which is flooded twice a day and reaches at some points deep into the sea. The Wadden is one of the most diverse bio habitats on earth and home to many microorganisms because it is biologically very rich in nutrients. Also, it is home to the sandworm and many kinds of birds.

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