Walfisch
Also known as whale island
thumb|Map of the Bay of Wismar Walfisch () is an uninhabited German island, in the Bay of Mecklenburg in the Baltic Sea. It lies approximately north of the city of Wismar, south of the island of Poel. The island is very flat and has a maximum circumference of about , a surface area of and is a nature reserve. thumb|
Key facts
- Insel.name
- Walfisch
- Insel.image
- Insel Walfisch (49837466066).jpg
- Insel.image_caption
- An aerial photograph of Walfisch
- Insel.location
- Bay of Wismar, Baltic Sea
- Insel.country
- DE-MV
- Insel.length_km
- 0.560
- Insel.width_km
- 0.300
- Insel.area_km2
- 0.0865
- Insel.population
- 0
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thumb|Map of the Bay of Wismar Walfisch () is an uninhabited German island, in the Bay of Mecklenburg in the Baltic Sea. It lies approximately north of the city of Wismar, south of the island of Poel. The island is very flat and has a maximum circumference of about , a surface area of and is a nature reserve. thumb|
== History == During the Thirty Years' War there was a fortress located on the island, which today is mainly under water. Relics of this are still being discovered today through aerial archaeology.
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