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Helgoland

American  
[hel-goh-lahnt] / ˈhɛl goʊˌlɑnt /

noun

  1. a German island in the North Sea. ¼ sq. mi. (0.6 sq. km).


Helgoland British  
/ ˈhɛlɡolant /

noun

  1. the German name for Heligoland

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The microbial communities originate from a sediment core obtained off Helgoland.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

The British saw Helgoland as a bargaining chip to persuade neutral Denmark to ally against France, but it ended up ruling the island instead.

From National Geographic • Jan. 17, 2024

In fall 2021, they studied common redstart, chaffinch and dunnock on Helgoland, an island off the German coast along the North Sea that is a popular stopover for birds on the move each autumn.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2023

At the Met “Strasse auf Helgoland II” holds its own in a gallery lined with Cubist works by the likes of Picasso, Braque, Juan Gris and Fernand Léger, artists to whom it is clearly indebted.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2011

The “Victoria Louise” often flew to Helgoland, Sylt and Norderney, the “Hansa” to Copenhagen and the “Sachsen” to Vienna.

From Zeppelin The Story of a Great Achievement by Vissering, Harry