Usedom - Island

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coniferous forest. Along the whole coast are beaches of fine sand.

The coast on the inland side is broken up by two large inlets, the Achterwasser and the Krumminer Wiek, and these, combined with a series of perninsulas (Wolgaster Ort, Gnitz, Lieper Winkel, Usedomer Winkel), give the island a rather ragged coastline on this side. As a result, considerable stretches of the coast are bordered by beds of reeds. Between Zemplin and Koserow the coast on the inland side comes within little more than 100m/110yds of the outer coast.

There are numbers of lakes on Usedom, particularly in the eastern part of the island; the largest are the Gothensee (609 hectares/1504 acres) and the Schmollensee (515 hectares/1272 acres).

The highest hills are in the center of the island. Some, such as the Kükelsberg (58m/190ft), rise out of the surrounding arable land; others, including the Golm (59m/194ft) near Kamminke and the Kirchenberg (50m/164ft) near Morgenitz, are in areas of woodland. From the Weisser Berg (32m/105ft) on the Gnitz peninsula there are extensive views over the Achterwasser.