Siiasaar
Siiasaaris a small islet in theBaltic Seabelonging to the country ofEstonia.[1]
Siiasaar is part of the Vesitükimaa islets, made up of several islets inSaaremaa Parish,Saare Countyin the southern part of theSõrve Peninsulaoff the southeastern coast of the island ofSaaremaa.The Vesitükimaa islets includeLombimaa,Pitkasääremaa,Vesitükimaaislet 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 forgrey seals(Halichoerus grypus).[3][4]The area is off limits to visitors during thenesting season,from April 1 to July 1.[5]
References[edit]
- ^geoview.infoRetrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^geoview.infoRetrieved 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.ISBN0-253-34969-9.
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