The small, uninhabited island of Liebes lies in the
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain.
The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from ...
, in the lagoon of
Varbelvitzer Bodden between the islands of
Rügen
Rügen (; la, Rugia, ) is Germany's largest island. It is located off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea and belongs to the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
The "gateway" to Rügen island is the Hanseatic city of Stralsund, where ...
and
Ummanz. It is a good 1,000 metres long, up to 200 metres wide and its highest point lies just 1.5 metres above sea level. The name of the island could be derived from the Slavic word ''Lipa'' = "lime tree".
Just like its three very small neighbours,
Urkevitz,
Mährens and
Wührens
The German Baltic Sea island of Wührens lies between the much larger islands of Rügen and Ummanz.
Its maximum extent measures and it has an area of , rising just about sea level. It is uninhabited and only grass-covered. It is surrounded by th ...
, it lies within the
West Pomeranian Lagoon Area National Park and, as a
bird reserve, is out-of-bounds to unauthorised persons.
German islands in the Baltic
Bird reserves in Germany
Ummanz
Islands of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Uninhabited islands of Germany
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