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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Breitling |
| Coordinates | 53°59′17″N11°29′17″E / 53.988088°N 11.488020°E /53.988088; 11.488020 |
| Area | 0.0017 km2 (0.00066 sq mi) |
| Length | 0.055 km (0.0342 mi) |
| Width | 0.055 km (0.0342 mi) |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Grot Deil is an uninhabitedBaltic Sea island in theBreitling between the mainland ofMecklenburg and the island ofPoel. It has an area of approximately 0.17 hectares and belongs to the municipality ofBlowatz.
The flatbodden island is approximately 55 metres long and wide. Its shape resembles a U lying on its side because of an indentation in the northwest. It is located 340 metres from the mainland and 520 metres from Poel.
Grot Deil was used as pasture until the mid-1970s, and has since become a habitat for breeding birds. A homogeneously developedsea asterreedbed grows on the island with drifts ofsea club-rush (Bolboschoenus maritimus),tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) andgreater sea-spurrey (Spergularia media) as well as the species on theRed List of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania such asEnglish scurvygrass (Cochlearia anglica),saltmarsh sedge (Festuca salina), sea aster (Aster tripolium) andsea wormwood (Artemisia maritima). /ref>
Grot Deil is part of theWismar BaySpecial Area of Conservation and thebird reserve of "Wismar Bay and Salzhaff".[1]
