Rottumeroog

Rottumeroog (; ) is an uninhabited island in the Wadden Sea and is part of the Netherlands. The island is one of three West Frisian Islands in the province of Groningen. It is situated between the islands of Rottumerplaat and Borkum.

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Vinony's link graph records 109 inbound references to Rottumeroog, and connects out to Germany, Netherlands and Denmark.

The entry is geolocated on the map in isle_region, across 5 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Het Hogeland, Islands of Groningen (province) and Uninhabited islands of the Netherlands.

Vinony links it to 23 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Islands.name: Rottumeroog
Islands.image_name: Aerial photo of Rottumeroog 2.jpg
Islands.image_size: 250px
Islands.image_caption: Aerial photo of Rottumeroog in 2011, with Zuiderduintjes in the background
Islands.image_alt: Small island in blue sea, the island consist of a green centre and white beaches
Islands.map_image: Wadden - Rottumeroog.PNG
Islands.map_caption: Location of Rottumeroog in the Wadden Sea
Islands.archipelago: (West) Frisian Islands
Islands.waterbody: North Sea, Wadden Sea
Islands.area_ha: 265
Islands.elevation_m: 12.0
Islands.country: Netherlands
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: Province
Islands.country_admin_divisions: Groningen
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1: Municipality
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1: Het Hogeland
Islands.population: Uninhabited

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: island
Named after: Rottum
Country: Netherlands
Located in: Het Hogeland
Population: 0
Area: 265
Body of water: North Sea
Image: Rottumeroog Rottumerplaat 6.53663E 53.54001N.jpg
Width: 1
Length: 2

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections

Contents

Geography
History
Natural reserve
References
External links

The island originates from the 15th or 16th century. At first the island was used for agriculture by the St. Juliana's Abbey from Rottum. Rottumeroog is now part of the natural reserve Rottum and access to the island is prohibited, save for people with a special permit.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rottumeroog” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.