Bingumer Sand
 Bingumer Sand. Behind: the town ofLeer | |
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| Geography | |
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| Coordinates | 53°13′41″N7°25′05″E/ 53.2281586°N 7.4180805°E |
| Adjacent to | River Ems |
Bingumer Sandis a smallriver islandin theEmsoff theRheiderlandshore nearBinguminEast Frisia.It is part of theEmsauen zwischen Ledamündung und Oldersumnature reserve.Not far from the Bingumer Sand is theJann Berghaus Bridge.[1]
Function
[edit]The naturally formedislandis used today as a shelter for Bingum'smarina.In summer the island is used aspastureforcattle.To protect it from suddenstorm surgesa two-metre-high earth bank was made. Inwinterthe cattle are transported to the mainland byferry.Until c. 1970 highpylonsfor anoverhead line crossingas part of a medium tension network crossed the Ems on Bingumer Sand. Several brick foundations bear witness today.
References
[edit]- ^Moning & Weiß 2015,p. 183.
Literature
[edit]- Moning, Christoph; Weiß, Felix (2015).Vögel beobachten in Norddeutschland.