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Nationalpark Jasmund - Insel Rügen
Cliffs and coastline in the Jasmund National Park in the nature reserve on the Jasmund peninsula, in the northeast of Rügen island in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
These cliffs are up to 161 m (528 ft) above the Baltic Sea. The beech forests behind the cliffs are also part of the national park.
The chalk cliffs face constant erosion. With every storm, parts of the cliffs fall, including rocks and fossils of sponges, oysters and sea urchins.
Because of the special geological characteristics of the Jasmund National Park, it is home to many rare plants and animals.
In the woods of the Stubnitz, behind the cliffs, there are numerous water-filled dells and hollows, most of which came into existence as ice-age dead-ice holes. A wide range of plants are found in this area, for example, black alder, European crab apple, wild service tree, yew and orchids (like the Cypripedium calceolus).
A variety of birds live the the park: white-tailed eagle, kingfisher, house martin and the peregrine falcon. [wikipedia]
Nationalpark Jasmund - Insel Rügen
Cliffs and coastline in the Jasmund National Park in the nature reserve on the Jasmund peninsula, in the northeast of Rügen island in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
These cliffs are up to 161 m (528 ft) above the Baltic Sea. The beech forests behind the cliffs are also part of the national park.
The chalk cliffs face constant erosion. With every storm, parts of the cliffs fall, including rocks and fossils of sponges, oysters and sea urchins.
Because of the special geological characteristics of the Jasmund National Park, it is home to many rare plants and animals.
In the woods of the Stubnitz, behind the cliffs, there are numerous water-filled dells and hollows, most of which came into existence as ice-age dead-ice holes. A wide range of plants are found in this area, for example, black alder, European crab apple, wild service tree, yew and orchids (like the Cypripedium calceolus).
A variety of birds live the the park: white-tailed eagle, kingfisher, house martin and the peregrine falcon. [wikipedia]