Ameland depth map – Wadden Sea tidal inlets

by Sidney van den Boogaard

Ameland is really one long ridge of sand, with a tidal inlet at each end where the sea squeezes through. To the west lies the Borndiep, at 26.2 metres the deepest point on this map. To the east are the Pinkegat and the Friese Zeegat, heading on towards Schiermonnikoog. Behind the island the channels grow finer and finer until they dissolve into the Wadden flats, which run dry for kilometres at low tide. Offshore, the sandbanks show as soft, pale blue layers in the North Sea. A quiet map for a holiday home, or for anyone who goes back to the island every summer and likes to keep a piece of it on the wall.

From the Depth series: coastal waters and lakes in the Netherlands, Germany, France and Switzerland, in the same quiet colours. Each depth is its own layer, like stacked sheets of paper with a soft shadow beneath, from sandy flats to deep ink blue. Two or three side by side make a natural set, especially when they are places you know.

© Sidney van den Boogaard · Data: Rijkswaterstaat, EMODnet, © OpenStreetMap