World’s Fastest Moving Island off the Netherlands Moves 2.62 Meters in One Year!!!

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A small island off the coast the Netherlands called “Schiermonnikoog” is the world’s fastest moving island at a rate of 2.62 meters in one year.

It was in a remote location 2km to 762 years ago

Schiermonnikoog has existed off the coast of Holland for the past 762 years and has moved 2 km from its current position during that time due to the influence of the tide and the wind.

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There is a village on the island where 1000 people live.

There is a village of 1000 people on the island which is also the home of Holland’s first national park.

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The main industry of the island is tourism. It has a campsite, a cottage and the other leisure facilities and a ferry which supports 300,000 tourists every year.

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Whether the island is moving that much in one year is impossible to discern but in geological terms, this island is the fastest moving land mass in the world.

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source: YouTube


 
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