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The Tiefwasserreede ('deep water anchorage') is an exclave of Germany's territorial waters in the German Bight, used as a roadstead for shipping waiting for access to the Port of Hamburg, Ports of Bremen and other North Sea ports.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 23 relations: Amoco Cadiz oil spill, Anchorage (maritime), Baltic Sea, Bay mud, East Germany, Elbe, Enclave and exclave, Exclusive economic zone, German Bight, German Navy, Heligoland, Heligoland Bight, Jade (river), Lower Saxony, Offshore wind power, Port of Hamburg, Ports of Bremen, Roadstead, Territorial waters, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Weser, Wind power in Germany, 2021–2023 global supply chain crisis.

  2. Roadsteads of Europe
  3. Water transport in Germany

Amoco Cadiz oil spill

The Amoco Cadiz oil spill took place on 16 March 1978, when the oil tanker Amoco Cadiz, owned by the American petroleum company Amoco, ran aground on Portsall Rocks, from the coast of Brittany, France.

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Anchorage (maritime)

An anchorage is a location at sea where ships can lower anchors.

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Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North and Central European Plain.

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Bay mud

Bay mud consists of thick deposits of soft, unconsolidated silty clay, which is saturated with water; these soil layers are situated at the bottom of certain estuaries, which are normally in temperate regions that have experienced cyclical glacial cycles.

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East Germany

East Germany (Ostdeutschland), officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik,, DDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990.

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Elbe

The Elbe (Labe; Ilv or Elv; Upper and Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe.

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Enclave and exclave

An enclave is a territory that is entirely surrounded by the territory of only one other state or entity. Tiefwasserreede and enclave and exclave are enclaves and exclaves.

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Exclusive economic zone

An exclusive economic zone (EEZ), as prescribed by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is an area of the sea in which a sovereign state has exclusive rights regarding the exploration and use of marine resources, including energy production from water and wind.

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German Bight

The German Bight (Deutsche Bucht; tyske bugt; Duitse bocht; Dútske bocht;; sometimes also the German Bay) is the southeastern bight of the North Sea bounded by the Netherlands and Germany to the south, and Denmark and Germany to the east (the Jutland peninsula).

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German Navy

The German Navy is part of the unified (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces.

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Heligoland

Heligoland (Helgoland,; Heligolandic Frisian: deät Lun,, Mooring Frisian: Hålilönj, Helgoland) is a small archipelago in the North Sea.

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Heligoland Bight

The Heligoland Bight, also known as Helgoland Bight, (Helgoländer Bucht) is a bay which forms the southern part of the German Bight, itself a bay of the North Sea, located at the mouth of the Elbe river.

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Jade (river)

The Jade (in its upper course: Geestrandtief) is a long river in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany.

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Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state in northwestern Germany.

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Offshore wind power

Offshore wind power or offshore wind energy is the generation of electricity through wind farms in bodies of water, usually at sea.

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Port of Hamburg

The Port of Hamburg (Hamburger Hafen) is a seaport on the river Elbe in Hamburg, Germany, from its mouth on the North Sea.

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Ports of Bremen

The Ports of Bremen, Bremen Ports or Bremish Ports, in German "Bremische Häfen" consist of the commercial ports in Bremen and Bremerhaven.

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Roadstead

A roadstead or road is a body of water sheltered from rip currents, spring tides, or ocean swell where ships can lie reasonably safely at anchor without dragging or snatching.

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Territorial waters

Territorial waters are informally an area of water where a sovereign state has jurisdiction, including internal waters, the territorial sea, the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone, and potentially the extended continental shelf (these components are sometimes collectively called the maritime zones).

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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), also called the Law of the Sea Convention or the Law of the Sea Treaty, is an international treaty that establishes a legal framework for all marine and maritime activities.

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Weser

The Weser is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany.

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Wind power in Germany

Wind power in Germany is a growing industry.

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2021–2023 global supply chain crisis

In 2021, as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and, later, the ongoing 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, global supply chains and shipments slowed, causing worldwide shortages and affecting consumer patterns.

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See also

Roadsteads of Europe

Water transport in Germany

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiefwasserreede