Hiiumaa
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Hiiumaa is the second largest island in Estonia and is part of the West Estonian archipelago, in the Baltic Sea. It has an area of 989 km2 and is 22 km from the Estonian mainland. Its largest town is
Tahkuna peninsula is the northernmost part of Hiiumaa
Kõpu Lighthouse in Kõpu, Hiiumaa is one of the island's landmarks.
Tahkuna Nature Reserve
Beach vegetation on Hiiumaa
Saaremaa
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Saaremaa is the largest and most populous island in Estonia. Measuring 2,673 km2, its population is 31,435. The main island of the West Estonian archipelago, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of
Hiiumaa
…these settlements are located far from the modern coastline. The pottery found at these sites is of the Narva Type and is similar to that found on Saaremaa and the Estonian mainland. A series of stone-cist graves are also present on the island from the Late Bronze Age through to the Late Iron Age…
Kuressaare Castle in Kuressaare
The 1241 Treaty between Livonian Order, Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek and Oeselians at National Archives of Sweden
Local shipbuilders at work (Saaremaa, 1913)
Panga Cliff