Halligen

Halligen
Native name:
North Frisian and Danish Wadden Sea Islands with Halligen (darker green)
Geography
Coordinates54°34′N 8°39′E / 54.567°N 8.650°E / 54.567; 8.650
Total islands13
Administration
Germany, Denmark
Demographics
Populationabout 291

The Halligen (German pronunciation: [ˈhalɪɡn̩] ; singular Hallig [ˈhalɪç] ) or the halliger (Danish, singular hallig) are small islands without protective dikes. They are variously pluralized in English as the Halligen, Halligs, Hallig islands, or Halligen islands. There are ten German halligen in the North Frisian Islands on Schleswig-Holstein's Wadden SeaNorth Sea coast in the district of Nordfriesland and one remaining hallig at the west coast of Denmark (Langli).