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    Vahase

    Vahase saar

    58°09′N 22°28′E

    Vahase is a 65.52 ha (161.9 acres) Estonian islet in the Gulf of Riga. It is located about 200 m (660 ft) west of the island of Abruka. Administratively Vahase belongs to the Abruka village in Lääne-Saare Parish, Saare County.

    Vahase saar Maa-ameti kaldaerofotol
    Vahase saar Maa-ameti kaldaerofotol

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    58°09′N 22°28′E

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    Vahase is a 65.52 ha (161.9 acres) Estonian islet in the Gulf of Riga. It is located about 200 m (660 ft) west of the island of Abruka. Administratively Vahase belongs to the Abruka village in Lääne-Saare Parish, Saare County. Vahase arose from the sea about thousand years ago. The island has a tiny forest with junipers, oaks, and pines. Because of shallow water Vahase is accessible from Abruka by foot. There is only one farmstead on the island. Writer Albert Uustulnd has described Vahase in his novel Tuulte tallermaa.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in West Estonian archipelago

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      2,892 km²▲ 59 m

      Major islands

    • Hiiumaa

      1,020 km²▲ 69 m

      Major islands

    • Muhu

      205 km²▲ 24 m

      Major islands

    • Vormsi

      93.8 km²▲ 13 m

      Major islands

    • Kõinastu laid

      2.6 km²▲ 20 m

      Major islands

    • Kassari

      19.3 km²▲ 15 m

      Minor islands

    • Vilsandi

      9.5 km²▲ 20 m

      Minor islands

    • Abruka

      9.4 km²▲ 28 m

      Minor islands

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
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