Texel Island | island, Netherlands | Britannica (original) (raw)
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physiography of Frisian Islands
In Frisian Islands …east the inhabited islands of Texel, Vlieland, Terschelling, Ameland, and Schiermonnikoog and the virtually uninhabited group of Simonszand, Boschplaat, Rottumerplaat, and Rottumeroog (Rottum). Extending southeast from the coastal dunes, Texel has an extensive area of polder (land previously under water) reclaimed from the Wadden Sea. Very small polder areas also… Read More
role in Anglo-Dutch wars
In Anglo-Dutch Wars …the summer of 1653 off Texel (Terheide), in the last battle of the war, the Dutch were defeated and Tromp killed, with both sides suffering heavy losses. The war was ended by the Treaty of Westminster (April 1654). Read More
