West Frisian Islands
A chain of islands off the northern Dutch coast, including Texel, Vlieland, Terschelling, Ameland and Schiermonnikoog. They have wide beaches, dunes and tidal flats, and are reached by ferry from the mainland.
- Where
- Den Burg, North Holland, Netherlands
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 53.3739, 5.4857
Get the West Frisian Islands stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at West Frisian Islands. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your North Holland volume with your photos and a note.
Near West Frisian Islands
Terschelling 11 km
One of the West Frisian Islands in the northern Netherlands, between Vlieland and Ameland. It has long beaches, dunes and forest, and is known for cranberries and for a lighthouse called Brandaris.
Eise Eisinga Planetarium 21 km
An 18th century orrery in the Frisian town of Franeker, built by Eise Eisinga in his own house between 1774 and 1781. It is still a working model of the solar system and is open as a museum.
Afsluitdijk 47 km
A dam and causeway about 32 kilometres long, built between 1927 and 1932 from Den Oever in North Holland to Friesland. It closed off the old Zuiderzee from the North Sea and created the freshwater IJsselmeer.
Schiermonnikoog 51 km
An island, municipality and national park in the Northern Netherlands, between Ameland and Rottumerplaat in Friesland. Most of it is protected dunes, salt marsh and beach, and cars are not allowed for visitors.
Texel 57 km
The largest and most populated of the West Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea, lying north of Den Helder in North Holland. It has about 13,800 inhabitants, wide beaches, dunes and heath, and is known for its sheep.
Woudagemaal 60 km
A steam pumping station near Lemmer in Friesland, opened in 1920 and named after its chief engineer. It is the largest steam powered pumping station still in operation anywhere, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
IJsselmeer 64 km
A large freshwater lake in the central Netherlands, bordered by North Holland, Flevoland and Friesland. It was a sea inlet until the Afsluitdijk closed it off in 1932, and it is now a popular place for sailing and a home to many water birds.
Weerribben-Wieden National Park 73 km
A national park in Overijssel in the municipalities of Steenwijkerland and Zwartewaterland. It holds the largest bog area of northwestern Europe and consists of two parts, De Weerribben and De Wieden, with reed beds, canals and rich birdlife.
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Questions
Where is West Frisian Islands?
West Frisian Islands is in Den Burg, North Holland, Netherlands. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Terschelling (11 km), Eise Eisinga Planetarium (21 km), Afsluitdijk (47 km).
How do I get the West Frisian Islands stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at West Frisian Islands and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your North Holland volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to West Frisian Islands before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your North Holland volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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