Texel

Texel (; Texels dialect: ) is a municipality and an island with a population of 13,846 in North Holland, Netherlands. It is the largest and most populated island of the West Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea. The island is situated north of Den Helder, northeast of Noorderhaaks, and southwest of Vlieland.

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village in Texel, Netherlands

Noorderhaaks () is an uninhabited Dutch islet in the North Sea, a few kilometres west of the Marsdiep which separates the island of Texel from the mainland of the Netherlands. The island covers an area of around , although the exact area varies due to tide and the dynamic nature of the area. The islet is also called Razende Bol (meaning Raging sandbank in Dutch with bol in this case being an old Dutch word for sandbank).

village in Texel, Netherlands

village in Texel, Netherlands

national park in the Netherlands

naval battle off the island of Texel (1673) between Dutch and combined English and French fleets

1170 AD in the Netherlands

village in Texel, Netherlands

village in Texel, Netherlands

airport in the Netherlands

Oudeschild is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the island municipality of Texel, and lies about 12 km northeast of Den Helder.

Oosterend is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Texel, and lies about 17 km northeast of Den Helder.

The Marsdiep is a deep tide race between Den Helder and Texel in the Netherlands, and running southwards between sandbanks. That gap connects the North Sea and the Waddenzee.

right|thumb|Eierland (here spelled "Eyerland") on a map originally published in 1702. Eierland () is a former island in the Netherlands. It is now the northern part of the island of Texel. The name means "egg land", named for the seagull eggs that were collected on the island and sent to Amsterdam.

lighthouse in the Netherlands

1694 sea battle between French and Dutch ships

hamlet in Texel, Netherlands

hamlet in Texel, Netherlands