Süderoogsand

Süderoogsand
NASA satellite image, with Hallig Süderoog at the top right
Waters	North Sea
Geographical location	54 ° 26 '24 "  N , 8 ° 28' 41"  E Coordinates: 54 ° 26 '24 "  N , 8 ° 28' 41"  E
length	7 km
width	4 km
surface	15 km²
Map of the North Frisian Islands

Süderoogsand (foreground)

Süderoogsand ( North Frisian Saruug Söön ) is the largest and most southerly of the three North Frisian Outer Sands ( high sands ) in the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park , which are off the Halligen in the west. The Süderoogsand is located southwest of Süderoog and Pellworm and northwest of Westerhever in Eiderstedt . It is separated from Norderoogsand in the north by the Rummelloch and in the south from the Heverstromand is 7 km long in a north-south direction with a maximum width of 4 km. The area is around 15 km². The outer sand sometimes has small dunes in the west under favorable conditions, falls flat in the east and merges into the sandy mudflats without a visible border . Süderoogsand “migrates” up to 40 m a year to the east.

Beacon

Süderoogsand with beacon

At the time of sailing, ships ran aground on Süderoogsand every year and were usually smashed by the surf within a few days or sank in the sand. Therefore, in 1867 the Prussian administration erected a 24 m high beacon made of tarred wooden beams with a spherical top mark . This construction was given a shelter for shipwrecked people. In 1891 the beacon, which was destroyed by a storm, was rebuilt 20 m further south. By relocating the outer sand, it was necessary to move the beacon several times. In 1940 the beacon was given a gas lantern instead of the top sign and thus became a lighthouse .

A new building took place in 1985. The wooden beacon and rescue beacon has a height of 19 m and a fire height of 18 m above MTW. It stands on the southern end of the sand at 54 ° 25 ′ 30 ″  N , 8 ° 28 ′ 44 ″  E and is equipped with a 24 V / 100 W halogen lamp that is operated by solar cells . The rescue, switchgear and power unit cabin as well as the lamp post are made of aluminum. The Tönning Waterways and Shipping Office is responsible for operation and maintenance . Another new building will be carried out in autumn 2017 to replace the existing beacon.

Peregrine falcons have been breeding in the beacon since 1995 . It was a pair that has resettled there since the species disappeared in Schleswig-Holstein. In 2010 three pairs of peregrine falcons brooded on Süderoogsand.

Wrecks

At the turn of the year 2012/13, three shipwrecks were cleared near the beacon. In addition to an unknown wooden ship from around 1700 and a steel ship, it was the Spanish barque Ulpiano, which was stranded on its maiden voyage on Christmas Eve 1870.

literature

• Uwe Muuß, Markus Petersen: The coasts of Schleswig-Holstein . Karl Wachholtz, Neumünster, ISBN 3-529-05301-5 .
• Karsten Hansen: The Ulpiano's Secret. Boyens, Heide 2011, ISBN 978-3-8042-1362-3 .

Web links

Commons : Süderoogsand  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Beacon on Süderoogsand on the side of the responsible WSA
• History and operation of the beacon on Süderoogsand at baken-net.de
• Photos from Süderoogsand at karstenhansen.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The sea exposes the Ulpiano. shz.de from January 16, 2013, accessed on December 28, 2015
2. ↑ ^{a b} History and operation of the beacon on Süderoogsand at baken-net.de , accessed on January 19, 2013
3. ^ Report at nationalpark-wattenmeer.de , accessed on December 28, 2015
4. ↑ Three shipwrecks exposed on the sandbank. Handelsblatt from January 16, 2013