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 Location of Simonszand | |
| Geography | |
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| Coordinates | 53°31′N6°24′E / 53.517°N 6.400°E /53.517; 6.400 |
| Archipelago | (West)Frisian Islands |
| Adjacent to | North Sea Wadden Sea |
| Administration | |
Netherlands | |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Het Hogeland |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Simonszand (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈsimɔn(s)ˌsɑnt]) is asandbank between theWest Frisian Islands ofSchiermonnikoog andRottumerplaat in theNetherlands. It is located in the municipality ofHet Hogeland in the province ofGroningen.
The sandbank was originally mapped as being anIntertidal zone in approximately 1811, but changed in later mappings to be shown as aSupratidal zone after it became larger and migrated seaward.[1]
Media related toSimonszand at Wikimedia Commons| West Frisian Islands (Netherlands) |
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