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Scharhörn
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Scharhörn

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Scharhörn () is an uninhabited island in the North Sea belonging to the city of Hamburg, Germany. The once most important daymark on the North Sea coast, the Scharhörnbake, was maintained here by the City of Hamburg from 1440 to 1979.

Key facts

Island.name
Scharhörn
Island.image_name
11-09-04-fotoflug-nordsee-by-RalfR-018.jpg
Island.image_caption
Aerial photograph of Scharhörn
Island.location
North Sea, Wadden Sea, Elbe mouth
Island.area_ha
20
Island.country
Germany
Island.country_admin_divisions_title
State
Island.country_admin_divisions
Hamburg
Island.country_admin_divisions_title_1
Borough
Island.country_admin_divisions_1
Hamburg-Mitte
Island.country_admin_divisions_title_2
Quarter
Island.country_admin_divisions_2
Hamburg-Neuwerk
Island.population
0 (uninhabited)
Island.density_km2
0

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
uninhabited island
Country
Germany
Located in
Hamburg-Mitte
Population
1
Area
43
Body of water
North Sea
Official website
www.hamburg.de/geotourismus-geologie/145126/scharhoern-start
Image
11-09-04-fotoflug-nordsee-by-RalfR-018.jpg
Has use
bird observatory
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located in/on physical feature
Wadden Sea
Commons category
Scharhörn
located in protected area
Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park
studied by
Institute of Avian Research "Vogelwarte Helgoland"
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Shipwrecks
  • References

Scharhörn () is an uninhabited island in the North Sea belonging to the city of Hamburg, Germany. The once most important daymark on the North Sea coast, the Scharhörnbake, was maintained here by the City of Hamburg from 1440 to 1979.

== Geography ==

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

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