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Tahkuna Nature Reserve. Hiiumaa is an island in Estonia located north of Saaremaa in the Baltic Sea. It is the northernmost island in the Muhu archipelago, which includes Saaremaa and Muhu. [4] Hiiumaa has a low relief (up to 68 m above sea level) [5] and is mostly formed of limestone, that is exposed in cliffs around parts of the island's ...
Although Töll was the king of Saaremaa, he lived as a common farmer. He often visited his brother Leiger on the neighboring Hiiumaa (Dagö) island. He was so tall that he could almost walk there (the Soela Strait has passageways only 2-3m deep, and is about 6km across). His walking stick was a 5 fathom spruce tree trunk.
Käina Bay (view from north-west) Käina Bay (aerial eastward view) Käina Bay (Estonian: Käina laht) is almost isolated and very shallow approximately 9 km 2 (3.5 sq mi) marine area between the Estonian islands Hiiumaa and Kassari, which is connected to the surrounding Väinameri and adjacent Vaemla Bay via three tiny channels - Orjaku channel, Orjaku sill and Vaemla (Laisna, Õunaku) channel.
Hiiumaa Islets Landscape Conservation Area (Estonian: Hiiumaa laidude maastikukaitseala) is a protected area situated in Hiiu County, Estonia. Its area is 3224 ha. [2] With Käina Bay, there is designated a Ramsar site called Hiiumaa Islets and Käina Bay. The area of this Ramsar site is 17,000 ha. [3]
Beginning with the construction of the Tōkai Nature Trail in 1970, the trail has been developed in stages. Once completed, the total length of nature trails in Japan will be approximately 27,000 km. From family-friendly courses to professional courses, visitors can enjoy walking to the highlights of each region.
Saaremaa can also be reached by ferry from Sõru on the island of Hiiumaa to Triigi. There are also passenger services from Roomassaare to the smaller island of Abruka. During many winters it is possible to drive to Saaremaa by an ice road between the mainland and Muhu or between Saaremaa and the island of Hiiumaa.
Heltermaa is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, in northwestern Estonia. [1] The village is the site of the seaport connecting Hiiumaa with Rohuküla harbour on the mainland by ferry. The village was first mentioned in 1620 (Heltermecky). Historically, the village was part of Suuremõisa Manor (German: Grossenhof). [2]
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (left), Charles Suydam Cutting, and Kermit Roosevelt (right) with U.S. Consul Culver B. Chamberlain in Kunming, Yunnan (1929) The William V. Kelley-Roosevelt Asiatic Expedition was a zoological expedition to Southeast Asia in 1928–1929 sponsored by the Field Museum of Natural History and organized by Kermit Roosevelt and his brother Theodore Roosevelt Jr.