Aksi

Beach of Aksi

Aksi lighthouse

Aksi (also known as Väike-Prangli (Little Prangli) or Äksi) (Swedish: Lilla Wrangelsö) is an Estonian island in the Gulf of Finland with an area of 59 hectares. Coordinates are 59°35′59″N 25°05′23″E / 59.59972°N 25.08972°E / 59.59972; 25.08972 It forms an archipelago with nearby islands of Prangli and Keri. Aksi belongs to Idaotsa village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County.

Aksi is a part of the Prangli landscape protection area. The island's northern end is stony, its southern end is sandy and covered with junipers and birches.

Aksi was inhabited from 1790 to 1953, when the last inhabitants were forced to leave by the Soviet border guard. Many had fled already in 1944, mainly to Sweden.

The family that lived there was Aksberg. There is a lighthouse which was built in 1986.

External links

Aksi lighthouse - Official statistics and info from Estonian Maritime Administration

Islands of Estonia

Abruka Adralaid Aegna Ahelaid Aherahu Ahessäär Ahtra Aksi Allirahu Allu Anekäbrud Ankrurahu Annilaid Antsulaiud Anulaid Auklaid Eerikulaid Elmrahu Esirahu Hanemaa Hanerahu Hanikatsi laid Hara Harilaid Hellamaa rahu Hiiumaa Härjakare Härjamaa Hobulaid Hõralaid Hülgelaid Hülgerahu Imutlaid Innarahu Juksirahu Kadakalaid Kaevatsi Kajakarahu Käkimaa Käkirahu Kakralaid Kakrarahu Kassari Kasselaid Keri Kesselaid Kihnu Kitselaid Koerakuiv Kõinastu Koipsi Kõrgelaid Kõrksaar Kõverlaid Kreenholm Kriimi laid Kräsuli Külalaid Kullikare Kumari Kumbli Kunnatilaid Kurgurahu Küllisäär Laasirahu Laidu Läkumätas Langekare Leemetikare Liia Liisi Liivakari Liivanuka ots Linnusitamaa Lombimaa Loonalaid Luigerahu Maakrirahu Manilaid Mardirahu Maturahu Mihklirahu Mohni Mõndelaid Muhu Munaderahu Munasaar Mustarahu Nabralaid Naissaar Naistekivi maa Ninalaid Noogimaa Nootamaa Nosurahu Öakse Oitma Ojurahu Öörahu Oosäär Ooslamaa Orikalaid Osmussaar Paelaid Pakri Islands Pakulaid Paljarahu Papilaid Papirahu Pasilaid Pedassaar Pihlakare Pihlalaid Piirissaar Piiukaarelaid Pikknasv Piskumadal Pitkasääremaa Põdvalaid Põiksäär Pöörilaid Prangli Pühadekare Puhtu Rammu Rannasitik Reigilaid Riinurahu Ristlaid Rohurahu Rohusi Rooglaid Ruhnu Rukkirahu Rusulaid Saare ots Saaremaa Saarnaki laid Salava Sangelaid Seasaar Selglaid Sepasitik Siiasaar Siimurahu Sillalaid Sipelgarahu Sitakare Sokulaid Sorgu Suuregi laid Suurepoldi Suurlaid Suurrahu Sõmeri Tagarahu Taguküla laid Täkulaid Täkunasv Tarja Tauksi Telve Tiirloo Tondirahu Tondisaar Tõõdilaid Udrikulaid Uhtju islands Ulkkari Umalakotid Umblu Urverahu Uuemaarahu Uuemererahu Uuluti laid Uus-Nootamaa Vahase Vahelmisrahu Vaika islands Väike Siimurahu Väike-Tulpe Vaindloo Valgerahu Vareslaid (Käina) Vareslaid (Väinameri) Varesrahu Vasikalaid Vesiloo Vesitükimaa Viirelaid Vilsandi Vissulaid Vohilaid Võilaid Võrgukare Võrkrahu Vormsi

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Aksi

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