Bingumer Sand

Bingumer Sand

Bingumer Sand. Behind: the town of Leer
Geography
Coordinates	53°13′41″N 7°25′05″E / 53.2281586°N 7.4180805°E / 53.2281586; 7.4180805Coordinates: 53°13′41″N 7°25′05″E / 53.2281586°N 7.4180805°E / 53.2281586; 7.4180805
Adjacent bodies of water	River Ems

Bingumer Sand is a small river island in the Ems off the Rheiderland shore near in East Frisia. It is part of the Emsauen zwischen Ledamündung und Oldersum nature reserve. Not far from the Bingumer Sand is the .^[1]

Function[]

The naturally formed island is used today as a shelter for Bingum's marina. In summer the island is used as pasture for cattle. To protect it from sudden storm surges a two-metre-high earth bank was made. In winter the cattle are transported to the mainland by ferry. Until c. 1970 high pylons for an overhead line crossing as part of a medium tension network crossed the Ems on Bingumer Sand. Several brick foundations bear witness today.

References[]

Literature[]

• Moning, Christoph; Weiß, Felix (2015). Vögel beobachten in Norddeutschland.