North Rügen Bodden

For example, in the north they are bounded by the Bug, the peninsulas of Wittow and Jasmund and the spit of Schaabe.

Amongst the highest points in the surrounding ridges of terminal moraine are the Rugard (118 m above NN) near Bergen, the Tempelberg (50 m) near Bobbin, the Hoch Hilgor (43 m) near Neuenkirchen, the Banzelvitz Hills (45 m) near Rappin and the Mühlenberg (25 m) between Buschvitz and Stedar.

The shores of the North Rügen Bodden alternate between higher belts of terminal moraine and lower, tongue-like basins.

Between the villages of Ralswiek and Liezow, on the embankment between the Großer and Kleiner Jasmunder Bodden, the moraines on either side approach to within 1 km of one another.

The individual elements of the North Rügen Bodden chain comprise the: (listed from west to east; not mentioned here are several smaller waterbodies)