Ny land
DANSK TEKST
Hvordan blev det fynske ø-hav skabt?
På Lyøs nordøstlige hjørne ligger Det Ny Land. En serie af sandede krumodder - den ene uden på den anden - som langsomt er ved helt at omslutte en tidligere åben lagune. Det Ny Land er skabt af nordgående kyststrømme langs østkysten inden for de seneste cirka 80 år.
Og netop det Fynske Ø-hav som omslutter den åbne lagune har altid været i konstant forandring, siden det blev skabt efter Istiden.
For mange tusinde år siden oplevede Danmark en periode med kolde klimaforhold kendt som istiden. Under istiden dækkede store ismasser landet, og isen formede landskabet på dramatisk vis. Da istiden nåede sit højdepunkt, lå der en enorm iskappe over store dele af Nordeuropa, inklusive det område, der i dag udgør Danmark.
Den massive iskappe skabte storslåede landskaber, men også store forandringer. Da temperaturen begyndte at stige, begyndte isen gradvist at smelte og trække sig tilbage. I takt med isens tilbagetrækning formede det smeltende vand landskabet, og havniveauet begyndte at stige.
Det var netop denne stigning i havniveauet, der skabte det fynske øhav, som vi kender det i dag. De lavtliggende områder blev oversvømmet af det stigende vand, og landmasserne blev til øer, som vi ser dem i dag. Det var en fantastisk transformation, hvor det flade landskab blev forvandlet til et smukt og varieret øhav med en rigdom af øer, små og store, som strakte sig ud i det skinnende hav.
Lyø er blevet formet af istidens kræfter og det stigende havniveau. Øen har sin helt egen karakter med bakker, marker, skove og idylliske kyster som netop kan tilskrives det omskiftende Ø-hav og istiden.
New Land
ENGLISH VERSION
How was the Danish island sea created?
In the northeast corner of Lyø lies the New Land. A series of sandy ridges - one on top of the other - that are slowly encircling a former open lagoon. The New Land has been created by northward coastal currents along the east coast within the last approximately 80 years.
And it's precisely the Danish Island Sea that surrounds the open lagoon that has always been constantly changing since it was created after the Ice Age.
Many thousands of years ago, Denmark experienced a period of cold climate conditions known as the Ice Age. During the Ice Age, large ice masses covered the country, and the ice dramatically shaped the landscape. When the Ice Age reached its peak, there was a massive ice cap over large parts of Northern Europe, including the area that today constitutes Denmark.
The massive ice cap created magnificent landscapes but also significant changes. As the temperature began to rise, the ice gradually melted and retreated. As the ice retreated, the melting water shaped the landscape, and sea levels began to rise.
It was precisely this rise in sea levels that created the Danish island sea as we know it today. The low-lying areas were flooded by the rising water, and the landmasses became islands, as we see them today. It was a remarkable transformation, where the flat landscape was transformed into a beautiful and varied island sea with a wealth of islands, small and large, stretching out into the shimmering sea.
Lyø has been shaped by the forces of the Ice Age and the rising sea levels. The island has its own unique character with hills, fields, forests, and idyllic coasts that can be attributed to the ever-changing island sea and the Ice Age.