Vlieland

Vlieland (Frisian: Flyl?n) is a municipality in the northern Netherlands.

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The municipality of Vlieland has only one major town: Oost-Vlieland (Frisian: East-Flyl?n).

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Vlieland is one of the West Frisian Islands, lying in the Wadden Sea. Counting from west to east, it is the second island in the chain; after Texel and before Terschelling.

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Vlieland was named after the Vlie.

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Travel

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Vlieland can be reached by ferry from the Frisian town Harlingen. The ferry-ride takes about 1,5 hours and takes you across the Wadden Sea and even a bit over across the North Sea.

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Landscape

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The majority of the landscape of the island consists of Dunes, but there are some forests and small meadows. And of course there is a lot of sandy beach. In fact a large part of the island, the western-part consists mainly of sand. It's also referred as the Sahara of the north.

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Tourism

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Tourism is the main source of income on Vlieland. There are approx 15 hotels, and several hundreds of apartments and holiday homes. Vlieland has 2 campgrounds.

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