Wadden Sea Map
The Wadden Sea is a lagoon of about 10,000 km² (3,860 sq mi), bordered by the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. This map shows the Wadden Sea highlighted in blue on shaded relief, with the surrounding coasts, rivers, borders and major cities.
How to read this map
The Wadden Sea covers about 10,000 km² (3,860 sq mi). Countries with a coast on the Wadden Sea: the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
The blue outline marks the Wadden Sea as mapped by Natural Earth. Towns and cities on the map include The Hague, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Haarlem, Groningen, Leeuwarden, Zwolle and Assen.
Greens show lower elevations; tan and brown show higher land, with pale tones toward the highest terrain. Shadows emphasize the slopes, and vertical relief is exaggerated so landforms are easier to read. Dashed lines show country borders, and fine dashed lines show state or province borders.
The relief uses Terrain Tiles (SRTM, GMTED2010 and ETOPO1 elevation data). Rivers, lakes, borders and the outline of the Wadden Sea come from Natural Earth, and the figures on this page from Wikidata. Natural Earth draws features at a small scale, so the outline is a guide to where the Wadden Sea is, not a surveyed boundary.
Blank physical map
The blank version keeps the mapped features and removes the place labels. Download it for a geography worksheet or practice identifying the features.
Wadden Sea facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Length | 500 km (311 mi) |
| Area | 10,000 km² (3,860 sq mi) |
| Inflows | Ems |
| Coastal countries | the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark |
Data sources and license
- Natural Earth (public-domain geography): Public domain.
- Terrain Tiles / Mapzen (SRTM, GMTED2010, ETOPO1): Open elevation data; source attribution retained.
- Wikidata (lengths, areas, countries and other facts): CC0 1.0.
Map design and rendered images: Atlas of Maps, CC BY 4.0. Source databases retain their own licenses; the map license does not replace them.
Maps of the coastal countries: Netherlands, Germany, Denmark. Compare with the map of the five oceans.
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Wadden Sea?
The Wadden Sea covers about 10,000 km² (3,860 sq mi).
Which countries border the Wadden Sea?
the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
Can I download a blank map of the Wadden Sea?
Yes. The blank version keeps the relief, rivers and borders and the highlighted sea but removes the place names. Both versions are free to download as PNG and as an A4 PDF.
Use this map
You can download, print and share this map for free, in class, in school projects, in presentations and on websites, as long as you credit the source: Wadden Sea Map · Atlas of Maps (atlasofmaps.com), license CC BY 4.0.
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