Noordhinder Bank

Noordhinder Bank is a shoal in the southern part of the North Sea, between Antwerp and the mouth of the Thames.

There is, or was, a lightship there. It is located about 74 kilometres from Flushing and 54 kilometres from Ostend.

During World War I, there was a naval skirmish referred to as the Battle off Noordhinder Bank between the German and British naval forces nearby.

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