Waddenzee - West
Word File
Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.
Netherlands (Europe and North America)
Date of Submission: 26/09/1995
Criteria:
Category:
Cultural
Submission prepared by:
Ministerie van OnderwijsCultuur en Wetenschappen
Coordinates:
Province of Friesland Zone 31easting northing 644695.11198 5892632.16210
Ref.: 468
Description
This property comprises an area in which a rich diversity of shipwrecks, dating from the Late Middle Ages and later periods, are to be found submerged in the seabed. Because of the particular physical conditions present in the Waddenzee, these ships are preserved in an outstanding state of completeness.





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