#Isle of Rügen

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Sibylle Bergemann. Marisa and Liane. Sellin, Isle of Rügen. 1981

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Marisa and Liane, Sellin, Isle of Rügen, Germany 1981

Photo: Sibylle Bergemann

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Kap Arkona - Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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The Ancient Forests and White Cliffs of Jasmund

Germany’s smallest national park occupies a distant corner of Rügen, an island in the Baltic Sea. Within this diminutive parcel, however, stands primeval beech forests with trees that are descendent of ice-age survivors. Where the forest nears the sea, the trees cling to precipitous white chalk cliffs that have captivated modern vacationers and Romantic painters alike.

This image of Jasmund National Park and Rügen’s Jasmund Peninsula was captured on June 11, 2023, by the Operational Land Imager-2 (OLI-2) on Landsat 9. Jasmund’s expanse of dark green forest stands in contrast to the lighter, geometric patterns of agricultural land, as well as the bright white patches of a chalk quarry and processing facility. The operation seen here is one of the few remaining active quarries on the island. Some abandoned quarries have naturally recolonized into biodiverse microhabitats, while others have been converted into water reservoirs or waste disposal sites.

In 2011, the European beech forest within Jasmund National Park was designated one of UNESCO’s ancient and primeval beech forests. This UNESCO network is made up of 94 sites in 18 European countries.

The European beech (Fagus sylvatica) has persisted across millennia in a range of climates. Since the end of the last ice age, beech forests spread northward across the European continent from isolated refugia in the Alps, Carpathians, and other more-southern locales. The trees played a crucial role in reforestation after the glaciers retreated.

The forests continue to evolve in response to a changing climate. An analysis of tree rings from thousands of beeches in Europe revealed that, across much of the continent, the growth rate of beech trees has declined over the past 60 years. The exception was at northern latitudes, where growth rates have risen by as much as 20 percent. In some locations—such as coastal regions in Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the British Isles—trees grew two to three times faster than in southern Europe. Modeling of forest growth under different climate scenarios shows favorable habitat continuing to shift northward and forest productivity decreasing considerably across central and southern Europe.

The forests of the Jasmund Peninsula end abruptly atop tall, bright white cliffs that plunge down to the sea. Stretching more than 8 kilometers (5 miles), Jasmund’s stunning chalk-cliff shoreline is a lesser-known relative of the White Cliffs of Dover. Both are made up of soft, porous limestone from the same rock unit.

Just as the forests evolve, the chalk cliffs also change in response to their environment. The soft white rock is prone to erosion, and the cliffs retreat tens of centimeters every year, often breaking away in large chunks. And they do not go quietly. Scientists have used seismic signals from the rocks crashing onto the beach to better understand why the cliffs fail when they do. After looking at data from 81 cliff failures over two years, they found that the events are linked to the presence of water, either following rainfall, at night when air moisture condenses, or in winter months when trees are not drawing water from the soil.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Photograph by Moahim, cropped and used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

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Marisa and Liane, Sellin, Isle of Rügen - Sibylle Bergemann

[rabbitcruiser]

En Route to Germany (No. 7)

The northern part of the Baltic Sea is known as the Gulf of Bothnia, of which the northernmost part is the Bay of Bothnia or Bothnian Bay. The more rounded southern basin of the gulf is called Bothnian Sea and immediately to the south of it lies the Sea of Åland. The Gulf of Finland connects the Baltic Sea with Saint Petersburg. The Gulf of Riga lies between the Latvian capital city of Riga and the Estonian island of Saaremaa.

The Northern Baltic Sea lies between the Stockholm area, southwestern Finland, and Estonia. The Western and Eastern Gotland basins form the major parts of the Central Baltic Sea or Baltic proper. The Bornholm Basin is the area east of Bornholm, and the shallower Arkona Basin extends from Bornholm to the Danish isles of Falster and Zealand.

In the south, the Bay of Gdańsk lies east of the Hel Peninsula on the Polish coast and west of the Sambia Peninsula in Kaliningrad Oblast. The Bay of Pomerania lies north of the islands of Usedom/Uznam and Wolin, east of Rügen. Between Falster and the German coast lie the Bay of Mecklenburg and Bay of Lübeck. The westernmost part of the Baltic Sea is the Bay of Kiel. The three Danish straits, the Great Belt, the Little Belt and The Sound (Öresund/Øresund), connect the Baltic Sea with the Kattegat and Skagerrak strait in the North Sea.

Source: Wikipedia  

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Auszeit auf Rügen

Foto von Juni 2012

Seit fast 2 Wochen bin ich auf Rügen im wunderbaren Binz mit Blick auf die Ostsee und habe mich zurückgezogen, um mich von der über 2 monatigen Unfitness zu erholen, die mich dahingerafft hatte. Gerne möchte ich hier neue Energie tanken für die Herausforderungen des neuen Jahres.

So warten viele neue Projekte auf mich, die auch Gestalt annehmen wollen und hier finde ich die…

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The calm water makes it look like the world is upside down.🌅 A beautiful shot by @himemasami at one of my favorite places in the world! Will finally return there in 1 week!🙌 . #hiddensee #insel #inselhiddensee #mv #rügen #balticsea #ostsee #sommer #summer #sunset #sonnenuntergang #island #isle #daily #데이리 #여름 #여행 #독일 https://www.instagram.com/p/B0AuezMI8km/?igshid=1kfh0bjklyevk

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Angela Merkel in 1990 with fishermen in the isle of Rügen in the Baltic in 1990 (because this is a great photo and she stands as a great leader, despite everything and against all odds.)

photo: Getty Images

in: Visão

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Suhrendorf/Ummanz, Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Seaside resort Sellin, isle of Rügen

source: weltbild.ch

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The Königsstuhl is a must if you are visitor on the isle Rügen. Very impressive, isn't it? . . . . #königsstuhl #inselrügen #sunnyday  #germany #lovemyboys #lovemylife #greatplace #view #placestovisit #amazingtravelbeauty #naturelovers #allbeauty_addiction #allaroundtheworld #mytravel #travelguru #dreamspots #fernwehcollective #wonderfulday #travelfamily #beautifulplaces #familytravel #searchwandercollect #bestintravel #makemoments #unlimitedparadise #fernweh #fernwehlove #travelstoke  #postcardplaces #lovemyhusband — view on Instagram http://bit.ly/2GA3q7X

[rabbitcruiser]

On my Way to Sweden (No. 5)

The northern part of the Baltic Sea is known as the Gulf of Bothnia, of which the northernmost part is the Bay of Bothnia or Bothnian Bay. The more rounded southern basin of the gulf is called Bothnian Sea and immediately to the south of it lies the Sea of Åland. The Gulf of Finland connects the Baltic Sea with Saint Petersburg. The Gulf of Riga lies between the Latvian capital city of Riga and the Estonian island of Saaremaa.

The Northern Baltic Sea lies between the Stockholm area, southwestern Finland, and Estonia. The Western and Eastern Gotland basins form the major parts of the Central Baltic Sea or Baltic proper. The Bornholm Basin is the area east of Bornholm, and the shallower Arkona Basin extends from Bornholm to the Danish isles of Falster and Zealand.

In the south, the Bay of Gdańsk lies east of the Hel Peninsula on the Polish coast and west of the Sambia Peninsula in Kaliningrad Oblast. The Bay of Pomerania lies north of the islands of Usedom and Wolin, east of Rügen. Between Falster and the German coast lie the Bay of Mecklenburg and Bay of Lübeck. The westernmost part of the Baltic Sea is the Bay of Kiel. The three Danish straits, the Great Belt, the Little Belt and The Sound (Öresund/Øresund), connect the Baltic Sea with the Kattegat and Skagerrak strait in the North Sea.

Source: Wikipedia

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L’île Rügen, Allemagne - Juillet 2016

Isle Rügen, Germany - July 2016

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