Pitkasääremaa

Pitkasääremaa is a small islet in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia.[1]

Pitkasääremaa is part of the Vesitükimaa islets, made up of several islets in Torgu Parish, Saare County in the southern part of the Sõrve Peninsula off the southeastern coast of the island of Saaremaa. The Vesitükimaa islets include Siiasaar, Lombimaa, Vesitükimaa islet and Pitkasääremaa. The area was placed under protection in 1971 as the Vesitükimaa Islets Sanctuary (Estonian: Vesitükimaa laidude kaitseala). The area of land of the sanctuary is made up of 10.8 hectares and the area of water in within the sanctuary has an area of 149.7 hectares; a total of 160.5 ha. Pitkasääremaa and the other islets in the sanctuary are an important breeding and nesting ground for waterfowl and migratory sea birds, as well as a breeding ground for grey seals (Halichoerus grypus).[2][3] The area is off limits to visitors during the nesting season, from April 1 to July 1.[4]

References

  1. ↑ getamap.net Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Keskkonnaagentuur. Eelis: Infoleht. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Sõrve poolsaar - Sõrve Puhkeküla. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Saaremaa: Island of the Baltic Sea

Sources

See also

List of islands of Estonia

Coordinates: 58°05′30″N 22°02′18″E / 58.09167°N 22.03833°E / 58.09167; 22.03833


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/23/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.