Sylt (Island) (English spelling)

Japanese: ジルト[島]（英語表記）Sylt

A small island in the northernmost part of Germany, belonging to Schleswig-Holstein. It is located at the northernmost part of the North Frisian Islands in the North Sea, and has the largest area of these (99 km2). It has a population of about 20,000. It is U-shaped and stretches about 37 km from north to south. Most of the island is made up of sand dunes. In 1927, the 11 km-long Hindenburg Dam was built to connect it to the mainland, and a railway line was laid on top of the dam. The west coast has a good swimming beach, and is popular with summer vacationers. The main city is Westerland. [Takeda Mutsumi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ドイツ最北端部，シュレスウィヒ･ホルシュタイン州に属する小島。北海に浮かぶ北フリージア諸島の最北に位置し，この中では最大の面積をもつ(99km2)。人口約2万。トの字形をなし，南北の長さ約37km。島の大部分は砂丘からなる。1927年に本土との間に長さ11kmのヒンデンブルク･ダムが建設され，堤の上に鉄道が敷設された。西岸は良好な海水浴場をなし，夏の保養客でにぎわう。中心都市はウェスターラント。【武田むつみ】

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