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, Germany]] The Wadden Sea (''Wattenmeer'' in German , ''Waddenzee'' in Dutch , ''Waadsee'' in Frisian , ''Wattensee'' in Low German , ''Vadehavet'' in Danish ) is the name for a body of water and its associated coastal Wetlands lying between a section of the coast of northwestern continental Europe and the North Sea . The Wadden Sea stretches from Den Helder in the Netherlands in the southwest, past the river estuaries of Germany to its northern boundary at Esbjerg in Denmark along a total length of some 500 km and a total area of about 10,000 km&2. It is typified by extensive tidal Mud Flat s, deeper tidal trenches and the Island s that are contained within this, a region continually contested by land and sea. The landscape had been formed for a great part by Storm Tide s. The Wadden Sea is famous for the rich Fauna , Avifauna and flora. Today, a great part of the Wadden Sea is protected in cooperation of all three countries; see Wadden Sea National Parks for the protected areas within the German borders. For the islands, see the applicable sections of List Of Islands Of The Netherlands . SEE ALSO |
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