Editing North Frisian Islands (section)

== Islands ==
There are four larger islands and ten tiny islets. The names of the large islands are [[Sylt]], [[Föhr]], [[Amrum]], and [[Pellworm]]. The islets are called ''[[Hallig]]en''. In [[medieval]] times, the present-day [[peninsula]] [[Nordstrand, Germany|Nordstrand]] and Pellworm as well as the Halligen were part of the large island of Strand. This island was torn to pieces in a [[Burchardi flood|disastrous storm tide]] in 1634.
[[File:13-09-29-nordfriesisches-wattenmeer-RalfR-05.jpg|thumb|280px|[[Sylt]]]]
[[Sylt]] ([[Söl'ring|''Söl'ring'' North Frisian]]: ''Söl' ''; {{langx|da|Sild}}) is the largest of the North Frisian Islands, consisting of about 100&nbsp;km². It is accessible by a [[causeway]] called the ''[[Hindenburgdamm]]''; this causeway is only accessible to trains. In the summer months, the island is crowded with tourists, including those who have a preference for [[nudism]]. Sylt's image is that of a meeting point for the jet-set. The main town on the island is [[Westerland, Germany|Westerland]]. The northern end of Sylt, the ''Ellenbogen'' ("elbow"), is Germany's northernmost point. [[Lager Sylt]], the [[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] [[concentration camp]] on [[Alderney]], was named after the island.

Compared with Sylt, [[Föhr]] ([[Fering|''Fering'' North Frisian]]: ''Feer''; {{langx|da|Før}}) is a relatively silent island. Its area is 82&nbsp;km². Sixteen old [[Hamlet (place)|hamlets]] are scattered over the island, some of which already existed in the 13th century. The main town is [[Wyk auf Föhr|Wyk]] on the south eastern shore. Wyk is a popular German seaside resort. There is no bridge or causeway connecting Föhr and the mainland, so ferries are the only connection. The ferry port, the harbour and Föhr marina are in Wyk.

[[Amrum]] ([[Öömrang|''Öömrang'' North Frisian]]: ''Oomram'') is only 20&nbsp;km², but it is popular with tourists, though less crowded than Sylt. The western half of the island features a beach 12&nbsp;km in length and 1&nbsp;km in width. The villages are situated on the eastern shore, with Wittdün being the most important of them.

[[Pellworm]] ([[North Frisian language|North Frisian]] ''Polweerm''; [[Mooring (North Frisian dialect)|''Mooring'' North Frisian]]: ''Pälweerm''; {{langx|da|Pelvorm}}) and the peninsula of [[Nordstrand, Germany|Nordstrand]] (''Mooring'': ''Nordströön'') are the remains of the submerged island of [[Strand (island)|Strand]]. The main town of this sunken island was [[Rungholt]], thought to be the largest town in the surrounding area, but it was totally destroyed and submerged by a storm in 1362, 272 years before another storm destroyed Strand itself. Nordstrand has an area of 49&nbsp;km², Pellworm 37&nbsp;km².

Smaller remains of Strand are the ten islets called [[Hallig]]en. The houses on these tiny islets are built on artificial hills. In a storm tide only these hills rise above the sea, while the remainder of the islet is flooded. The names of the ''Halligen'' are Nordmarsch-Langeness, [[Norderoog]], [[Süderoog]], [[Nordstrandischmoor]], [[Oland (German island)|Oland]], [[Südfall]], Gröde-Appelland, Hooge, [[Hallig Habel|Habel]] and the [[Hamburger Hallig]].

West off the Halligen, three drying [[sand bank|sandbank]]s form the so-called [[North Frisian Barrier Island]]s: [[Japsand]], [[Norderoogsand]] and [[Süderoogsand]].