Aksi
Aksi(also known asVäike-Prangli(Little Prangli) orÄksi) (Swedish:Lilla Wrangelsö) is anEstonianislandin theGulf of Finlandwith an area of 59 hectares. Coordinates are59°35′59″N25°05′23″E/ 59.59972°N 25.08972°EIt forms anarchipelagowith nearby islands ofPrangliand Keri. Aksi belongs toIdaotsavillage inViimsi Parish,Harju County.
Aksi is a part of thePrangli Landscape Conservation Area.The island's northern end is stony, its southern end is sandy and covered withjunipersandbirches.
Aksi was inhabited from 1790 to 1953, when the last inhabitants were forced to leave by theSovietborder guard. Many had fled already in 1944, mainly to Sweden.
The family that lived there was Aksberg. There is alighthousewhich was built in 1986.
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