In the north-east of the island of R�gen is formed by the peninsula of Jasmund, which is joined to the heart of the island, Muttland, by the bar of Schmale Heide between Binz-Prora and Sassnitz-Mukran and by a rail and road embankment at Lietzow. The Schmale Heide separates the outer bay of Prorer Wiek from the lagoon of the Kleiner Jasmunder Bodden. On the peninsula of Jasmund are the Piekberg (161 m above sea level), the highest point on R�gen, and the K�nigsstuhl, a 118-metre-high chalk cliff in Stubbenkammer, which forms the most striking landmark on the island. Another bar, the Schaabe, links Jasmund to the peninsula of Wittow in the north of R�gen. The Schaabe, in turn, separates the outer bay of Tromper Wiek from the lagoon of the Gro�er Jasmunder Bodden. The peninsula of Wittow and the and long, narrow peninsula of Bug to the west are separated from the main body of R�gen by the Rassower Strom, the Breetzer Bodden and the Breeger Bodden. The Wittow peninsula is adjoined in the north by Cape Arkona. Just under a kilometre to the northwest, located at 54�41' N, is the northernmost point of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Below this cliff (Gellort) on the shoreline is the Siebenschneiderstein - the fourth largest glacial erratic boulder on R�gen.
Until October 2007, individual traffic from the mainland to the island of R�gen was mainly route along the two-lane R�gendamm causeway, running between Stralsund and Altef�hr over the sound of Strelasund.
The cornerstone for a second crossing over the Strelasund was laid on 31 August 2004. This bridge, running parallel to the R�gendamm, has a length of about 4.1 kilometres and a vertical clearance for ships of 42 metres, and was on opened on 20 October 2007. In order to relieve the town of Stralsund, a ring road has been built in the last few years, coming from the southwest. The B 96 federal road between Stralsund and Greifswald is also connected via an access road to the A 20 motorway. The B 96 runs
