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This is a list of countries by number of islands, with figures given for the numbers of islands within their territories. In some cases, this figure is approximate and may vary slightly between sources depending on which islands are counted. The criteria for inclusion appear to differ considerably between the countries so they are not necessarily directly comparable. Different languages use ...
Most sovereign states have alternative names. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known alternative names and initialisms for all nations, countries, and sovereign states, in English and any predominant or official languages of the country in question.
Largest islands of Estonia Greater islands formed by a fixed link are show in Italics # Name Area (km 2) Population (2017) Location Connection to mainland – Saaremaa and Muhu [a] 2,871: 33,123: West Estonian archipelago: 1. Saaremaa: 2,673: 31,304: West Estonian archipelago: Air link to Tallinn; car ferry via Muhu Island – Hiiumaa and ...
Estonia, [b] officially the Republic of Estonia, [c] is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. [ d ] It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland , to the west by the sea across from Sweden , to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Russia .
The group of countries that are members of the inter-governmental Baltic Assembly and Baltic Council of Ministers, [4] and generally referred to by the shorthand, Baltic states: [5] [6] [7] Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, exclaved from the remainder of Russia. [8]
Estonia has a temperate climate, with four seasons of near-equal length. [2] Average temperatures range from 16.3 °C (61.3 °F) on the Baltic islands to 17.1 °C (62.8 °F) inland in July, the warmest month, and from −3.5 °C (25.7 °F) on the Baltic islands to −7.6 °C (18.3 °F) inland in February, the coldest month. [2]
Uninhabited islands of Estonia (27 P) Pages in category "Islands of Estonia" The following 112 pages are in this category, out of 112 total.
In the following centuries, views of the Eastern Baltic became more complex, and in the 11th century, Adam of Bremen mentions three islands, with Aestland being the northernmost. [5] Scandinavian sagas [6] and the Viking runestones [7] [page needed] referring to Eistland were the earliest sources to use the name in its modern meaning.