Gulf of FinlandEstonia
59°20′N 23°57′E
Pakri Islands
The Pakri islands (Estonian: Pakri saared, Swedish: Rågöarna) are two Estonian islands in the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea: Suur-Pakri and Väike-Pakri (Swedish: Stora Rågö and Lilla Rågö). Administratively the islands are part of the town of Paldiski.
Chart
Overview
The Pakri islands (Estonian: Pakri saared, Swedish: Rågöarna) are two Estonian islands in the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea: Suur-Pakri and Väike-Pakri (Swedish: Stora Rågö and Lilla Rågö). Administratively the islands are part of the town of Paldiski. For centuries the two islands were inhabited by Estonian Swedes, until during World War II their entire civilian population was forced to leave.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Census, cataloged
- Major islands2
- Minor islands0
- Islets0
- Rocks & skerries0
Major islands
Väike-Pakri
- Area
- 13.6 km²
- High point
- 28 m
The Pakri islands (Estonian: Pakri saared, Swedish: Rågöarna) are two Estonian islands in the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea: Suur-Pakri and Väike-Pakri (Swedish: Stora Rågö and Lilla Rågö). Administratively the islands are part of the town of Paldiski.
Suur-Pakri
- Area
- 12.9 km²
- High point
- 24 m
The Pakri islands (Estonian: Pakri saared, Swedish: Rågöarna) are two Estonian islands in the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea: Suur-Pakri and Väike-Pakri (Swedish: Stora Rågö and Lilla Rågö). Administratively the islands are part of the town of Paldiski.
Figures
Comparative heights
- Väike-Pakri: 28 m
- Suur-Pakri: 24 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
Photographs
Cliff of Väike-Pakri seen from Suur-Pakri island
Bridge between Suur-Pakri and Väike-Pakri. Very early morning.
Strait between the Suur-Pakri and Väike-Pakri islands
Aerial view of Pakri islands, Estonia
Ahtalehine villpea (Eriophorum angustifolium) Suur-Pakril
View over Suur-Pakri landscape
Väike- ja Suur-Pakrit ühendav uus sild
Väike-Pakri kabelitorn
Swans on the strait between the two islands
The dam connecting the two islands
This is a photo of natural heritage of Estonia number
This is a photo of natural heritage of Estonia number
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Cliff of Väike-Pakri seen from Suur-Pakri island - panoramio. toomas.liivamagi / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pakri saarte vaheline sild. Ivo Kruusamägi / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Strait between the Suur-Pakri and Väike-Pakri islands - panoramio. toomas.liivamagi / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pakri aerial. Migro / Public domain
- Eriophorum angustifolium in Estonia. Marko Vainu / CC BY-SA 4.0
- View over Suur-Pakri landscape. Andre kaur / CC BY 3.0
- Pakrite vaheline sild. Ulvar Käärt / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Väike-Pakri kabel. Ivo Kruusamägi / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Swans on the strait between the two islands - panoramio. toomas.liivamagi / CC BY-SA 3.0
- The dam connecting the two islands - panoramio. toomas.liivamagi / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hoka-endän kahe Pakri vahel. Marko Vainu / CC BY-SA 3.0 ee
- Käoraamatu põld. Kairi Kalmann / CC BY-SA 4.0