Heligoland

For the landscape in Norway, see Helgeland.

Heligoland (/ˈhɛlɪɡoʊlænd/; German: Helgoland [ˈhɛlɡolant]) is a small German group of islands in the North Sea..

Helgoland
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Heligoland within Pinneberg district
Coordinates: 54°10′57″N 7°53′07″E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Pinneberg
Government
• Mayor	Jörg Singer (Ind.)
Area
• Total	1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Population  (2007-12-31)
• Total	1,299
• Density	764/km2 (1,980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	27498
Vehicle registration	PI, AG
Website	www.helgoland.de

It has been controlled by Denmark and between 1807 and 1890 by the British. The islands have a population of 1,650. They are the only German islands not nearby to the mainland and are about two hours' sailing time from Cuxhaven at the mouth of the River Elbe.

Geography

Heligoland is located 70 km (44 miles) from the German coast line and actually consists of two islands: the populated triangular-shaped 1 km² (0.4 sq mi) main island (German: Hauptinsel) to the west and the island of Düne (Heligolandic: de Halem) in the east.

Düne is the smaller of the two islands(0.7 km²). It is also lower, surrounded by sand beaches and no-one lives on the island throughout the year.

Often when people talk about "Heligoland" they only mean Hauptinsel.

Other websites

• Heligoland Tourist Board Archived 2004-10-11 at the Wayback Machine — includes an aerial photograph of Heligoland (front) and Düne (back).
• Site about planting palms on Heligoland Archived 2006-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
• Heligoland Web Cams