By what collective name are the North Sea islands of Hauptinsel and Dune better known?
Heligoland the lyrics to "Deutschlandlied", which became the national anthem of Germany, were written on one of the islands by August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben in 1841, while he was vacationing there. In addition to German, the local population, who are ethnic Frisians, speak the Heligolandic dialect of the North Frisian language called "Halunder". Heligoland used to be called "Heyligeland", or "holy land", possibly due to the island's long association with the god Forseti. Heligoland is located off the German coastline and consists of two islands: the populated triangular main island ("Hauptinsel") to the west, and the "Düne" ("dune", Heligolandic: "de
Dune of Pilat Dune of Pilat The Dune of Pilat (French: "Dune du Pilat", official name), also called "Grande Dune du Pilat") is the tallest sand dune in Europe. It is located in La Teste-de-Buch in the Arcachon Bay area, France, 60 km from Bordeaux. With more than one million visitors per year, the Dune of Pilat is a famous tourist destination. The dune has a volume of about 60,000,000 m³, measuring around 500 m wide from east to west and 2.7 km in length from north to south. Its height is currently 110 meters above sea level. The dune is considered a