Jade (river)
The Jade (in its upper course: Geestrandtief) is a 30 km (19 mi) long river in Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany. Rising near Oldenburg, it flows into the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea, near Varel.
Jade | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• location | North Sea |
• coordinates | 53°20′07″N 8°14′35″E |
Length | 29.7 km (18.5 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 215 km2 (83 sq mi)[1] |
Literature
- Klaus Dede: An der Jade (1978) (in German)
See also
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