Thatched house on an earth mound on the tiny islet of Langeness in the mud flats, North Sea, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Hooge and Langeness, in German Hallig Hooge and Hallig Langeness, are tiny islets in the German wadden sea, formed by the flat coastal part of the North Sea, These islets are not diked so that they are flooded in storm several times a year, up to 25 times. The houses are built on earth mounds so that they flooded only extremely seldom. Also cattle and sheep are driven up the mounds at flood times.

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Peterswarf, 25863 Langeneß, Deutschland
Photo credit: © Wolfgang Diederich / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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