Zuiderduintjes (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzœydərˌdœyɲcəs] ; English: Little Southern Dunes ) is an uninhabited island in the Wadden Sea in the Netherlands . It is situated south of Rottumeroog , east of Rottumerplaat , and west of Borkum . The island is one of the three West Frisian Islands in the municipality of Het Hogeland and in the province of Groningen .
Zuiderduintjes is part of the nature reserve Rottum and access to the island is prohibited.
Geography
Satellite image of easternmost point of Schiermonnikoog , Simonszand , Rottumerplaat , Rottumeroog , Zuiderduintjes, and most of Borkum
Zuiderduintjes is one of the West Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea . It is located at 53°31′20″N 6°35′20″E / 53.52222°N 6.58889°E / 53.52222; 6.58889 in the municipality of Eemsmond in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands . It is situated off the coast of Groningen's mainland, south of the island of Rottumeroog , east of the island of Rottumerplaat , and southwest of the East Frisian island of Borkum .
It had a surface area of 57 ha (140 acres) in 1995 and 74 ha (180 acres) in 2007.[1]
History
Zuiderduintjes was part of the island of Rottumeroog, but has separated from it around 1930 and has since moved further southeast.[2] [3]
Natural reserve
Zuiderduintjes is part of the nature reserve Rottum . Access to the island is prohibited since it is a resting and foraging area for birds and seals .[1]
The island has a dune and salt marsh vegetation , and its plants include Elytrigia juncea subsp. boreoatlantica , Sonchus arvensis var. maritimus , Chenopodium album , Chenopodium rubrum , Matricaria maritima , Atriplex littoralis , Descurainia sophia , Artemisia maritima , Festuca rubra , Elytrigia maritima , Salicornia procumbens , and Suaeda maritima .[2]
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