Berlin, Jan 22 :
Germany has sprouted an island. The hook-shaped land is 16 miles off the coast
of Germany, and it is 34 acres long. Dubbed Norderoogsand, the island, which
lies in the German North Sea coast, has already become the home to more than 50
plant species and a variety of sea birds.
Amazingly, 10 years ago, the
island didn’t exist. The speed with which it went from sand bar to land mass is
surprising scientists.
“The fact that in just a few years a new island is
formed is very impressive," local conservationist Detlef Hansen, who works at
nearby Wadden Sea National Park, told the Telegraph. He added, "For
conservationists, this is anything but ordinary."
The plucky island is
bolstered against winds thanks to its 13-foot-high dunes and grasses that help
it combat erosion. It was also helped by its location near other islands that
buffered it from winter storms and the fact that few storm surges have appeared
there in the past decade.
Still, don’t plan a vacation around this
untouched paradise just yet: Scientists warn that one superstorm could wipe it
off the map.
Ends
SA/EN
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