Schiermonnikoog National Park is a national park in the Dutch province of Friesland. It was founded in 1989. It covers about , the majority of the island Schiermonnikoog. Landscape and history The island arose during the last glacial period and its shape has been very variable since then. Dominant processes are sand drifting, erosion and sedimentation along the coasts, characteristic for a tidal landscape. In former times, only few people lived on the island, most fishermen. Around 1900, the sta…