Siiasaar is a small islet in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia.[1]
Siiasaar is part of the Vesitükimaa islets, made up of several islets in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in the southern part of the Sõrve Peninsula off the southeastern coast of the island of Saaremaa. The Vesitükimaa islets include Lombimaa, Pitkasääremaa, Vesitükimaa islet and Siiasaar. 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. Siiasaar has a length of 0.93 kilometres.[2]
Siiasaar 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).[3][4] The area is off limits to visitors during the nesting season, from April 1 to July 1.[5]
References
edit- ^ geoview.info Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ geoview.info Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ Keskkonnaagentuur. Eelis: Infoleht. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ Sõrve poolsaar - Sõrve Puhkeküla. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ Saaremaa: Island of the Baltic Sea
Sources
edit- Barrett, Michael B (2007). Operation Albion: the German conquest of the Baltic Islands. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-34969-9.
57°54′16″N 22°03′05″E / 57.90444°N 22.05139°E
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