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Noorderhaaks, also called Razende bol (Raging ball in Dutch), is a Dutch sandbar in the North Sea, a few kilometres west of the Marsdiep which separates the island Texel from mainland North Holland. The sandbar covers an area of around five km², although the exact area varies due to tide and the dynamic nature of the area.
Being relatively untouched by man, the sandbar has become a valuable location due to its presence of several kinds of seabirds, and seals.
The sandbar is slowly moving eastward towards the Marsdiep and the Molengat, at a pace of around 100 metres a year.
The sandbar is visited by day trippers, and also is being used as a training ground for the Dutch navy and air force.
Frisian Islands West Frisian Islands
Noorderhaaks · Texel · Vlieland · Richel · Terschelling · Griend · Ameland · Rif · Engelsmanplaat · Schiermonnikoog · Simonszand · Rottumerplaat · Rottumeroog · ZuiderduintjesEast Frisian Islands
Borkum · Lütje Hörn · Kachelotplate · Memmert · Juist · Norderney · Baltrum · Langeoog · Spiekeroog · Wangerooge · Minsener-Oldoog · Mellumbetween East and North Frisian Islands Langlütjen I & II · Hoher Knechtsand · Heligoland · Neuwerk · Scharhörn · Nigehörn · Trischen · Tertius · BlauortNorth Frisian Islands (Germany)
Danish Wadden Sea Islands
Categories:- West Frisian Islands
- North Holland
- Texel
- Uninhabited islands of the Netherlands
- North Holland geography stubs
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