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Island, New Caledonia.
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West Friese Eilanden
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West-Terschelling: Brandaris lighthouse
West-Terschelling: Brandaris lighthouse Brandaris lighthouse (1594), West-Terschelling, Terschelling island, West Frisian Islands, Neth.

West Frisian Islands

islands, Netherlands
Also known as: West Friese Eilanden
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West Frisian Islands, part of the chain of Frisian Islands, which lie in the North Sea just off the coast of northwestern Europe. They belong to the Netherlands.

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