JADE

jade, or jahde, a deep bay and estuary of the north sea, belonging to the grand-duchy of oldenburg, germany. the bay, which was for the most part made by storm-floods in the 13th and 16th centuries, measures 70 sq. m., and has communication with the open sea by a fairway, a mile and a half wide, which never freezes, and with the tide gives access to the largest vessels. on the west side of the entrance to the bay is the prussian naval port of wilhelmshaven. a tiny stream, about 14 m. long, also known as the jade, enters the head of the bay.