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The Otzumer Balje is a gat in the North Sea.
The gat runs in a north–south direction between the eastern end of the North Sea island of Langeoog and the western end of neighbouring Spiekeroog. About five kilometres below the Otzumer Balje there is a salt dome, 1.5 to 3 kilometres thick and 6,000 metres in diameter - containing Zechstein salts. The shipping channel is marked by navigation aids and has a depth of up to 19 metres. On 5 December 1917 the steamer, Heinrich Horn, built in 1900, sank here. Its wreck is still visible at low tide.
References
- Spiekeroog - Entwicklung der ostfriesischen Insel at www.nordwestreisemagazin.de
- Horn Line at www.theshipslist.com Archived 2010-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Bild der Wrackreste
External links
- Information at www.wattenschipper.de
- Diagram with Otzumer Balje on page 15 of the linked document (pdf; 4.1 MB)
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