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Kachelotplate

Kachelotplate
Juist2.jpg
The island of Juist (in the north) with Memmert (in the south) and the Kachelotplate sandbank (in the west)
Karte Insel Juist.png
Map of the Kachelotplate west of Juist
Geography
Location North Sea
Coordinates 53°38′42″N 6°49′8″E / 53.64500°N 6.81889°E / 53.64500; 6.81889
Archipelago East Frisian Islands
Area 1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Length 3 km (1.9 mi)
Width 1 km (0.6 mi)
Highest elevation 2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Administration
Germany
Demographics
Population 0

The Kachelotplate is a sandbar in the North Sea. It lies near the German coast, west of the island of Juist. Since 2003, enough stays above high tide that it can be called an island. Grass and dunes are settling there.

The new island is 2.5 kilometres long and up to 1.3 kilometres wide.

Coordinates: 53°39′N 6°49′E / 53.650°N 6.817°E / 53.650; 6.817


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