Langeoog founded

1398 CE.

Shown on the map at 53.748°, 7.480°.

Langeoog (German pronunciation: [ˈlaŋəˌʔoːk] ; Low German: Langeoog) is one of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands at the edge of the Lower Saxon Wadden Sea in the southern North Sea, located between Baltrum Island (west), and Spiekeroog (east). It is also a municipality in the district of Wittmund in Lower Saxony, Germany. The name Langeoog means Long Island in the Low German dialect.

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