Ameland,Netherlands

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Ameland,Frisia Islands

Ameland is a small island in Frisia Islands, a series of islands some pulaunya-owned island of the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark, is located offshore in the northern Netherlands mainland. The island consists mainly of sand has gumuk land area of approximately 60 square kilometers. According to history, was Ameland is a sailor and fishermen take refuge from the storm of attacks. They then settled in there. In the 18-century, whale catch is a major source of income for residents there.

Now, the population was only around 3500 inhabitants are concentrated in four areas namely Ballum, Buren, Hollum, and Nes. Hollum the region with the oldest population of most, followed by Nes at the port where the ferry is located. Nes is the most crowded area because the center of business and often visited by tourists for a variety of souvenirs. Ballum, areas where there is an airport Ameland, Buren and the fourth region, located east of the region and the first farmers.

In Ameland, old buildings remain and be treated well. Hollum in, for example, there is a church founded in the early-12 th century, house-boat captain's house built in the 15th century, and the lighthouse built on the century-18. Ameland island is that you have to live with and from the sea. The Dutch government earmark this island as one of the pilot environment that is based on the signal to return to nature, in accordance with the natural processes that take place. In the coastal island of Ameland, surrounded by several natural processes that affected the activity of sea mengitarinya.

At high tide, Ameland akan inseparable from the Dutch mainland, but at the lowest ebb tersingkap akan basic unify the Wadden Sea island of Ameland Netherlands with the mainland. Found only a few flows are still there so it allows water to be walking. Walk across the Wadden Sea during the ebb and flow is something dangerous, but it is a challenge for those who want to do. The distance from the ferry port in the Netherlands Holwerd land to Ameland, only about nine kilometers.

Hollum the old lighthouse that is still well and become a tourist attraction. The morphology, the south and east Ameland Island is relatively low, so to cope with sea water at high tide dibuatlah high levee (dike). Morphology is composed of materials that diendapkan by tidal activity, especially at the highest tide. This section is also a conservation area with the fauna of different types of birds and flora in the tidal ecosystem.

The middle of a deposition material is a very old and stable deposition of coarse-sized sand beach as the area for agriculture and some of the existing. In the north and west coast at this time there is a deposition of sand beaches that make up gumuk-sand gumuk have enough altitude so that it can hold water at high tide.

While to the north, in the middle of the sea visible from a distance exploration oil wells owned by a Dutch oil company. Apart from oil exploration wells, many also found that specific fauna such as seals. Dogs at the time the sea water receding in the summer akan beriringan go to the coastal sand deposition in the central North Sea.

To accelerate growth and development of the sand, especially along the coast, made of trees that can work to catch the wind brought the sand. Thus, the deposition of sand along the coast are the width and the higher. This one of the business in the management of coastal environment with the signal to return to nature that is applied.

Ameland island is one of the tourist destinations in the Netherlands, especially tourism-related environmental management. The small island ecosystems that are the main start of the process is in progress, with the sediment that vary from the size of fine to coarse (sand) and the flora and fauna that live in these ecosystems.

In some parts of the island also found a place for camping, especially in the summer. Places for this tour found in almost all Ameland. Similarly the facilities and infrastructure to support tourism is also available and is spread on the area of the existing.

Ameland offers peace and tranquility. Vacation here quite far from the frenetic. Very rarely berseliweran vehicles on the road, although there is no prohibition for tourist use. The number of cars can be counted with the fingers, even at peak time. Bicycles became a favorite means of transportation is ready to use for browsing entire island in just one day.

Located on the beach we will enjoy the concert. Listen to the sound of the sea winds blow, combined shrieking sea birds. In the distance appear sekawanan seals play in the North Sea coast of the mainland. Environment that is fun and friendly population increase comfort on holiday.

source: perempuan.com