The maximum diameter is 51.4 km (31.9 mi) from north to south, and 42.8 km (26.6 mi) from east to west. Rügen has a total area of 926.4 km 2 (357.7 sq mi), or 974 km 2 (376 sq mi) if the adjacent small islands are included. Jasmund National Park, famous for its chalk cliffs, the symbol of Rügen: Victoria-Sicht (Victoria's View) and Königsstuhl (King's Chair) from the Baltic Sea Strelasund separates the island from the southern mainland. Major peninsulas in the south are Zudar and Mönchgut which both face the Bay of Greifswald. The northern peninsulas are separated from Muttland by several lagoons or bodden, the largest of which are the Großer Jasmunder Bodden and Kleiner Jasmunder Bodden. To the north lie the peninsulas of Wittow and Jasmund, connected to each other by the Schaabe sandbar and to Muttland by the Schmale Heide, an embankment at Lietzow and the Wittow Ferry. The main body of the island, known as Muttland, is surrounded by several peninsulas. The chalk cliffs of the Jasmund peninsula belong to the Rügen Chalk unit and were formed during the Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous, around 70 million years ago. Rügen is very popular as a tourist destination because of its resort architecture, the diverse landscape and its long, sandy beaches. In addition, there are the Baltic seaside resorts of Binz, Baabe, Göhren, Sellin and Thiessow. The towns on Rügen are: Bergen, Sassnitz, Putbus and Garz. The island of Rügen is part of the district of Vorpommern-Rügen, with its county seat in Stralsund. In June 2011, UNESCO awarded the status of a World Heritage Site to the Jasmund National Park, famous for its vast stands of beeches and chalk cliffs like King's Chair, the main landmark of Rügen island. The coast is characterized by numerous sandy beaches, lagoons ( Bodden) and open bays ( Wieke), as well as projecting peninsulas and headlands. Rügen has a maximum length of 51.4 km (31.9 mi) (from north to south), a maximum width of 42.8 km (26.6 mi) in the south and an area of 926 km 2 (358 sq mi). The "gateway" to Rügen island is the Hanseatic city of Stralsund, where it is linked to the mainland by road and railway via the Rügen Bridge and Causeway, two routes crossing the two-kilometre-wide Strelasund, a sound of the Baltic Sea. It is located off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea and belongs to the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Rügen ( German pronunciation: ⓘ Rani: Rȯjana, Rāna Latin: Rugia, Ruegen) is Germany's largest island.
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