Borkum
Sign in to saveBorkum (; ) is an island and a town in the Leer District in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany. It is situated in the Wadden Sea, to the east of Rottumeroog and west of Juist.
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Borkum is an island and town located in the Leer District of Lower Saxony in northwestern Germany, situated in the Wadden Sea between two other islands. It serves as a populated settlement in a unique coastal region known for its tidal flats and marine environment.
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- Stadt
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- 250px
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- Aerial view of Borkum
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 03 4 57 002
- German location.name
- Borkum
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- Aerial image of Borkum (view from the west).jpg
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- Flagge Borkum.svg
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- DEU Borkum COA.svg
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- Borkum in LER.svg
- German location.state
- Lower Saxony
- German location.district
- Leer
- German location.elevation
- 6
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Borkum (; ) is an island and a town in the Leer District in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany. It is situated in the Wadden Sea, to the east of Rottumeroog and west of Juist.
==Geography== thumb|left|Island location (left) thumb|left|Island map Borkum is bordered to the west by the Westerems strait (which forms the border with the Netherlands), to the east by the Osterems strait, to the north by the North Sea, and to the south by the Wadden Sea. It is the largest and westernmost of the East Frisian Islands in the North Sea, due north of the Dutch province of Groningen.