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At the Waddensea - Did you know that............
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Ebb and flow- a phenomena that most of us know, just as low water and high water. But ebb and flow are not interchangeable to low and high water. Low water describes the precise moment, when the water reaches the lowest level. In contrast to that is high water, when the water reaches its peak. Ebb describes the period from high to low water. The period from low water to high water is called flow Read more about the tides
Amber exists for millions of years now. Before a scientific explanation was found, there were a lot of myths and sagas about the evolution of amber. In a narration by Europides (480-407 BC), sun god Helios drove each day the chariot of the sun across the sky to give light and warmth to man, animals and plants. Read more about amber
Oysters have always been in the Wadden Sea. Especially in the 17th century, oysters were popular with Danish kings and Holstein dukes. King Frederik III. of Denmark lent the isles under the Diocese of Ribe along with all the royal sand banks to field marshal Schak. Later on, the sand banks were returned and the oysters were partly used as means of payment. 13 priests in Tønder as well as on Fanø, Rømø, Sylt and Amrum received 1,000 oysters to include the oystering into their public prayers. Read more about oysters
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