Adlergrund Explained

Adlergrund
Other Name:Ławica Orla
Settlement Type:Submerged bank
Coordinates:54.75°N 38°W
Subdivision Type:Sea
Subdivision Name:Baltic Sea
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Off Cape Arkona
Subdivision Type2:Country
Subdivision Name2:Germany
Blank Name Sec1:Minimum depth
Blank Info Sec1:5 m
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto

Adlergrund (Polish: Ławica Orla)[1] is a shoal located in the Baltic Sea, at the SW end of the Rönnebank.

The shoal is a protected marine area with an extension of about 234 km2.[2]

Geography

It lies roughly 55 km to the ENE of Cape Arkona, the headland at the northern end of Rügen Island, and 60 km to the SSW of Bornholm. Geographically it is a SW extension of the Rönnebank that runs south of Bornholm.[3] The submerged shoal's shallowest point is about 5 meters deep at the time of the lowest astronomical tide.

History

Since it comprises large shallow areas dangerous for navigation, Lightship Adlergrund —a lightvessel of the German Hydrographic Office, was anchored on the reef in the period 1884 – 1914 and again in 1922 – 1941.[4]

Currently the construction of two wind farms is planned on the Adlergrund Shoal under the name Wind Energy Network Rostock project.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji Publicznej z dnia 11 lutego 1949 r. o przywróceniu i ustaleniu nazw miejscowości in Monitor Polski, 1949; number 17, section 225, p. 5
  2. https://www.bfn.de/0314_adlergrund.html BfN - Das Schutzgebiet Adlergrund
  3. [GoogleEarth]
  4. Dr Józef Pluciński: Latarniowce na Zatoce Pomorskiej
  5. Web site: Wind Energy Network Rostock . 2016-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100508054041/http://www.rostock-business.com/en/download/WIND-Energy-Network-Rostock-engl.pdf . 2010-05-08 . dead .