al ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁because ▁it ▁viol ated ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁State ▁of ▁Old enburg , ▁and ▁the ▁District ▁was ▁re - est ab lished ▁in ▁its ▁old ▁boundaries ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁F ries land ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁province ▁in ▁the ▁north west ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁Geography ▁In ▁the ▁east ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁bounded ▁by ▁the ▁J ade ▁B ight , ▁a ▁shall ow ▁bay ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Sea . ▁The ▁island ▁of ▁Wang ero oge , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁F ris ian ▁Islands , ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁F ries land . ▁ ▁The ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁F ries land ▁ins ist ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁East ▁F ris ia . ▁This ▁is ▁somewhat ▁confusing , ▁since ▁F ries land ▁is ▁situated ▁east ▁of ▁East ▁F ris ia , ▁and ▁ge ograph ers ▁regard ▁F ries land ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁that ▁region . ▁The ▁distinction ▁has ▁historical ▁reasons : ▁F ries land ▁was ▁an ▁independent ▁state ▁from ▁ 1 4 3 8 ▁to ▁ 1 5 7 5 ▁( see ▁above ▁for ▁details ). ▁Then ▁and ▁afterwards ▁the ▁region ▁bore ▁the ▁name ▁" F ries land ", ▁although ▁this ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁German ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁F ris ia . ▁ ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Lower ▁Sax ony ▁W ad den ▁Sea ▁National ▁Park . ▁ ▁Co at ▁of ▁arms ▁ ▁The ▁l ion ▁is ▁from ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁ch ie