Mellum

Mellum () is an uninhabited island lying southeast of Wangerooge, off the coastal settlements of Horumersiel and Schillig in Germany.

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Islands.name: Mellum
Islands.image_name: Aerial image of Mellum (view from the southeast).jpg
Islands.image_caption: Aerial view of Mellum
Islands.country: Germany
Islands.location: North Sea
Islands.length_km: 3
Islands.width_km: 1.8
Islands.area_km2: 3
Islands.elevation_m: 3
Islands.population: 0

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Part of: East Frisian Islands
Country: Germany
Located in: Lower Saxony
Population: 0
Area: 3
Elevation: 3
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: North Sea
Image: Aerial image of Mellum (view from the southeast).jpg
Width: 1.8
Length: 3

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Commons category: Mellum
located in/on physical feature: Wadden Sea
located in protected area: Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park

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Mellum () is an uninhabited island lying southeast of Wangerooge, off the coastal settlements of Horumersiel and Schillig in Germany.

Mellum formed as an island off the end of the Butjadingen peninsula—which divides the outflows into the Wadden Sea of the Jade and Weser rivers—only at the end of the nineteenth century. It is chiefly composed of dunes and tidal marshes. The influence of sea currents and winds is constantly altering the shape and position of the island, which in 2006 had a total surface area of approximately 750 hectares (1853 acres).

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