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Heligoland
[ hel-i-goh-land ]
Heligoland
/ ˈhɛlɪɡəʊˌlænd /
noun
- a small island in the North Sea, one of the North Frisian Islands, separated from the coast of NW Germany by the Heligoland Bight : administratively part of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein: a large island in early medieval times, now eroded to an area of about 150 hectares (380 acres); ceded by Britain to Germany in 1890 in exchange for Zanzibar German nameHelgoland
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I have lying before me the Heligoland version of God save the Queen.
There is plenty of Frisian verse in general; but little enough of the particular Frisian of Heligoland.
And, to crown all, we were asses enough to give her Heligoland, which commands her North Sea coast.
I took first periscope watch, as I wanted to fix position by steering north-west for Heligoland.
There were two of our submarines in the Heligoland Bight patrol, diving in adjacent areas.
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