Locality
13°6´20" east longitude, 54°32´36" north latitiude [ map ]
Name
Isle of Hiddensee, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Europa
Personal relationship of donor
destination for field trip and holidays
Historical relevance of location
Gerhart Hauptmann was a very important German dramatist (1862 - 1946). He spent some time of his live on this island and was buried here.
Emotional relevance of location
The Isle of Hiddensee has the shape of a seahorse. This image is used for tourism.
Classification of the earth
Structure
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beach gravel
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Colour
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white to grey
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Donor
Andrea Heinke,
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources,
Office Berlin,
Germany