General overview of Estonian nature
Estonian nature by regions
- Expand Gulf of Finland and the North-Estonian coastal plain
- Expand Limestone plateaus of North-Estonia
- Expand Lahemaa National Park
- Expand Alutaguse
- Expand Industrial landscapes in Northeast Estonia
- Expand Lake Peipsi and Narva River
- Expand The Baltic Sea
- Collapse West-Estonian islands
- Expand West-Estonian plains
- Expand Transitional Estonia
- Expand Central Estonia
- Expand Uplands and depressions of South Estonia
West-Estonian islands
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The islands in the Väinameri Sea and the Gulf of Riga
The islands of West-Estonia, including Ruhnu (located in the middle of the Gulf of Riga), form the West-Estonian Archipelago Biosphere Reserve which was established in ...
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Saaremaa
Saaremaa (2672 square km) is the fourth largest island in the Baltic Sea after Sjaellandi, Gotland and Fyn. It is a low island with mostly ...
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Natural habitats of the West-Estonian Archipelago
Wooded meadows and alvars
Nearly half of the territory of the large islands of West-Estonia is covered with forests. The area of woodlands has significantly ...
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