The island of Riems measures about 1,250 metres from east to west, and is about 300 metres across at its widest point.
 Since the early 1970s, it has been connected to the mainland by a 500m long causeway.
 It has, therefore, been an artificial peninsula for more than 30 years.
 Before the causeway, a cable car used to transport goods to the mainland.
The cable car has now gone, but the ruins of its pylon foundations are still visible.
Because the lack of fresh water to the Gristower Wiek resulted in oxygen depletion in the shallow bay, in the autumn of 2007 a 30-metre-long section of the causeway to the island was opened and bridged to allow fresh water to pass once more.
The island of Riems measures about 1,250 metres from east to west, and is about 300 metres across at its widest point.  Since the early 1970s, it has been connected to the mainland by a 500m long causeway.  It has, therefore, been an artificial peninsula for more than 30 years.  Before the causeway, a cable car used to transport goods to the mainland. The cable car has now gone, but the ruins of its pylon foundations are still visible. Because the lack of fresh water to the Gristower Wiek resulted in oxygen depletion in the shallow bay, in the autumn of 2007 a 30-metre-long section of the causeway to the island was opened and bridged to allow fresh water to pass once more.
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