Baltrum

Baltrum () is a barrier island off the coast of East Frisia (), in Germany, and is a municipality in Aurich, Lower Saxony. It is in-between the chain of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands. It has a land area of 6.5 square kilometres.

Geography
It is in the middle of the island chain known as the East Frisian Islands (). There are two villages on the island – Ostdorf () and Westdorf () – although they have essentially merged into one.

The island is about  long and  wide. It covers an area of . The highest point on the island is a central coastal dune with a viewing platform on top called Aussichtsdüne in German and is  above sea-level.

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References

Category:Aurich (district)
Category:Towns and villages in East Frisia
Category:Islands of Lower Saxony