Kirr
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Geography | |
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Location | Baltic Sea |
Coordinates | 54°25′27″N 12°42′7″E / 54.42417°N 12.70194°E |
Archipelago | Darss-Zingst Bodden Chain |
Length | 3.5 km (2.17 mi) |
Width | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
Highest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Administration | |
Germany | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Kirr is an
Geography
The island has a length of 3.5 km, a maximum width of 1.5 km and only rises one metre above sea level. It lies in the lagoon of Barther Bodden on the Baltic Sea coast of north Germany, just a few metres south of the Baltic seaside resort of Zingst. On the east side of the island is the small hamlet of Klein Kirr; in the north are the ruins of an old farmstead.
Flora and fauna
The island is covered by
History
Around 1700, the Kirr had three owners, the
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Klein Kirr on the island of Kirr
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Cow ferry to the island of Kirr