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Islands of Estonia
Hiiumaa [1043]
Group:
Country: Estonia Region: Baltic Sea
Lat: 58.90º N Long : 22.56º E
Area: 1030.9 sq. km Altitude: 62 m
Shoreline: 246.5 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.2391
Depth to nearest land: < 20 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 5 km group: 20 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 20 km Isolation Index: 11
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Last updated: 28/01/89
Muhu [1010]
Group:
Country: Estonia Region: Baltic Sea
Lat: 58.60º N Long : 23.24º E
Area: 205.4 sq. km Altitude: 24 m
Shoreline: 74.0 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.3603
Depth to nearest land: <100 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 2 km group: 7 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 7 km Isolation Index: 7
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Last updated: 28/01/89
Saaremaa [1056]
Group:
Country: Estonia Region: Baltic Sea
Lat: 58.28º N Long : 22.55º E
Area: 2672.4 sq. km Altitude: 53 m
Shoreline: 513.5 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.1921
Depth to nearest land: < 20 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 5 km group: 20 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 20 km Isolation Index: 11
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Last updated: 28/01/89
Vormsi [1278]
Group:
Country: Estonia Region: Baltic Sea
Lat: 59.01º N Long : 23.25º E
Area: 94.0 sq. km Altitude: ? m
Shoreline: 62.1 km (scale 1:1000000) Coastal Index: 0.6606
Depth to nearest land: < 50 m Island only isolated since last ice age
Nearest island: 2 km group: 2 km
Nearest continent: Europe Distance: 2 km Isolation Index: 4
ISLAND TYPE: continental Natural Protection Indicator: 0
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 0 Density: 0.0 persons/sq. km
Last updated: 28/01/89
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