Heligoland

[hel-i-goh-land]

noun

1. Helgoland.

Heligoland

/ ˈhɛlɪɡəʊˌlænd /

noun

1. German name: Helgoland. a small island in the North Sea, one of the North Frisian Islands, separated from the coast of NW Germany by the Heligoland Bight : administratively part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein: a large island in early medieval times, now eroded to an area of about 150 hectares (380 acres); ceded by Britain to Germany in 1890 in exchange for Zanzibar

Example Sentences

"They might work like a barrier, reducing water exchange between the north and south," suggests Gunnar Gerdts from the AWI in Heligoland, Germany.

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But the British did not expect that Helgoland would be completely obliterated, says Jan Rüger, a historian at Birbeck University of London and the author of Heligoland: Britain, Germany, and the Struggle for the North Sea.

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The incident happened off the coast of Heligoland, a German archipelago which is part of the state of Schleswig-Holstein.

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EnBW is expected to mandate advisors for the sale of a stake in its 900 MW He Dreiht project, to be located about 110 kms west of Heligoland in the North Sea, in autumn, potentially launching an auction later this year or in 2022, the people said.

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North Frisian was reportedly recognized as the official language of North Germany's Nordfriesland district and Heligoland in 2004.

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