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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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Zombie cells represent a novel phenomenon observed not only in pure SAR11 cultures but also in samples collected off Helgoland.

From Science Daily May 17, 2024

Researchers have watched the sea from Helgoland for 60 years.

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

‘Othere, the old sea captain, Who dwelt in Helgoland, To Alfred, lover of truth, Brought a snow-white walrus tooth, That he held in his right hand.’

From Puck of Pook’s Hill by Arthur Rackham

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