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Saaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring 2,673 km2 (1,032 sq mi). The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island and west of Muhu island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago. The capital of the island is Kuressaare, which in January 2018 had 13,276 inhabitants. The whole island had a recorded population in January 2020 of 31,435.
The island of Vilsandi, Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia is located in the Baltic Sea. It covers an area of some 9 square km and is the westernmost populated island in Estonia. The surrounding waters are shallow and rocky and many ships travelling the Baltic have perished nearby. The island of Vilsandi can be reached by boat, by truck having suitable clearance or on foot by wading from Saaremaa. Much of the island is now part of Vilsandi National Park, which grew from a bird reserve founded in 1910. It is a highly sensitive ecosystem due to the use of the area by many migratory birds as a breeding and nesting ground. Hunting is absolutely prohibited. This park is a popular tourist destination not only for local Estonians, but also people of Finland who are visiting Estonia in greater and greater numbers.
Kihnu is an island in the Baltic Sea. With an area of 16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi) it is the largest island in the Gulf of Riga and the seventh largest island of Estonia. The length of the island is 7 km (4.3 mi) and width 3.3 km (2.1 mi), the highest point is at 8.9 metres (29.2 ft) above sea level.
Operation Beowulf refers to two German plans to occupy the islands of Saaremaa, Hiiumaa and Muhu, off the Estonian west coast. Both plans had the same objectives but assumed differing start points. The attack, using Beowulf II, started on 9 September 1941 and had achieved its objectives by 21 October.
Irbe Strait, also known as Irben Strait, forms the main exit out of the Gulf of Riga to the Baltic Sea, between the Sõrve Peninsula forming the southern end of the island Saaremaa in Estonia and Courland Peninsula in Latvia. It is 27 km (17 mi) wide at its narrowest point. A shipping channel has been dredged along its southern shore to allow larger ships to pass.
Sõrve Peninsula is a peninsula which forms the southernmost section of the Estonian island Saaremaa. Its length is 32 km, and its maximum width 10 km. South of it lies Irbe Strait, the main entrance to the Gulf of Riga of the Baltic Sea.
Vesitükimaa is a small, uninhabited Estonian islet located in Saaremaa Parish, at the tip of Sõrve Peninsula of Saaremaa island. It is a site of European Community importance for the Boreal Biogeographical Region, its coordinates are 57°53′49″N22°02′26″E and its territory is 12,6 km2.
The Moonsund landing operation, also known as the Moonzund landing operation, was an amphibious operation and offensive by the Red Army during World War II, taking place in late 1944. It was part of the Baltic offensive, and was designed to clear German forces of Army Group North from the islands in East Baltic Sea, the West Estonian archipelago. The attacking forces were from the 8th Army of the Leningrad Front.
Vilsandi National Park is a national park in Saare County, Estonia. It includes part of the island of Vilsandi, a number of smaller islands, adjacent parts of western Saaremaa and the Harilaid peninsula on Saaremaa, all in Kihelkonna Parish and Lääne-Saare Parish.
Loonalaid is a small island in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia. Its coordinates are 58°19′42″N21°48′19″E. Loonalaid lies just off the NW coast of the island of Saaremaa, is administered by Kihelkonna Parish, Saare County and is also part of Vilsandi National Park.
Nootamaa is a small, uninhabited island in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia. It marks the westernmost part of Estonia's territorial boundary.
Kõverlaid is a small, moraine-based Baltic Sea island belonging to the country of Estonia. Its coordinates are 58°49′01″N23°04′46″E.
Hülgerahu is a small, uninhabited, moraine-based Baltic Sea island belonging to the country of Estonia.
Mõntu is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia. It is located on the southeast coast of Sõrve Peninsula in the southern part of the island of Saaremaa.
Innarahu is a small, uninhabited Baltic Sea islet belonging to the country of Estonia.
Ooslamaa is a small islet in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia.
Tõõdilaid is a small Estonian islet within Saastna Bay off the south-east coast of the island of Saaremaa in the Baltic Sea. The island covers 0.0136 hectares and has a perimeter of 0.6 kilometers and lies in an oblong Southwest-Northeast position. Tõõdilaid is administered by Saaremaa Parish, Saare County and is part of the Kahtla-Kübassaare hoiuala Limited-conservation area.
Võrkrahu is a small islet belonging to the country of Estonia off the west coast of the larger island of Saaremaa in the Kuusnõmme Gulf of the Baltic Sea. It is administered by Lääne-Saare Parish. Võrkrahu lies in an oblong North-South direction and is covered in pine and junipers. It covers an area of 6.07618 hectares and a circumference of 1.32628 kilometers and is part of Vilsandi National Park.
Pitkasääremaa is a small islet in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia.
Lombimaa is a small islet in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia.
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- ↑ Keskkonnaagentuur. Eelis: Infoleht. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ Sõrve poolsaar - Sõrve Puhkeküla. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ↑ Saaremaa: Island of the Baltic Sea
