Rottumerplaat
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Rottumerplaat
Rottumerplaat is one of the three islands that make up Rottum in the West Frisian Islands. The island is located in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. Access to the island is prohibited since Rottumerplaat is a resting and forage area for numerous bird species. Rijkswaterstaat, Staatsbosbeheer and the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality are responsible for the administration of the island. Twice a year marine debris is cleaned from the island.
Sediment deposition has caused the island to become significantly larger in recent years.
Rottumerplaat is the northernmost point in the Netherlands (see Extreme points of the Netherlands).
Fauna
Rottumerplaat is a resting and forage area for Sanderling, Dunlin and Kentish Plovers. Common Eider, Common Shelduck, Arctic Tern, Common Tern, Little Tern, Kentish Plover and Ringed Plover nest on the island. From 1996 the Sandwich Tern nested on Rottumerplaat, but has since stopped doing so.
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Coordinates: 53°32′30″N 6°28′51″E / 53.54167°N 6.48083°E
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