Bosch (island)
Bosch (Dutch pronunciation: [bɔs]) was a West Frisian island in the Wadden Sea. It was situated off the coast of present-day Groningen in the Netherlands, between the islands of Schiermonnikoog and Rottumeroog.[1]
 Rottum and Bosch, pre-1682 (south at top) | |
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| Coordinates | 53.5097°N 6.3939°E |
| Archipelago | (West) Frisian Islands |
| Adjacent bodies of water | North Sea, Wadden Sea |
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Between 1400 and 1570 CE, the island Monnikenlangenoog had split into the islands Bosch and Rottumeroog.[2] Bosch disappeared in the Christmas Flood of 1717.[1]
References
- (in Dutch) Ellis Ellenbroek, "Bosch, vergeten Waddeneiland", Trouw, 2006. Retrieved on 2 May 2014.
- (in Dutch) "Verzonken waddeneiland Moenkenlangenoe ontdekt Archived 2014-04-17 at Archive.today", Dagblad van het Noorden, 2012. Retrieved on 25 January 2015.
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