Siiasaar

In this article, Siiasaar will be addressed from various perspectives, with the aim of delving into its importance, incidence and relevance today. Along these lines, different aspects related to Siiasaar will be analyzed, focusing on its evolution over time, its impact on society and its influence in different areas. Likewise, relevant data, studies and reflections will be presented that will allow the reader to obtain a comprehensive and enriching vision about Siiasaar. From its origins to its current situation, through its implications in the cultural, social, political or economic sphere, this article aims to shed light on Siiasaar and generate a space for reflection and debate around this very transcendental topic.

Siiasaar is a small islet in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia.[1]

Siiasaar is part of the Vesitükimaa islets, made up of several islets in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in the southern part of the Sõrve Peninsula off the southeastern coast of the island of Saaremaa. The Vesitükimaa islets include Lombimaa, Pitkasääremaa, Vesitükimaa islet 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 for grey seals (Halichoerus grypus).[3][4] The area is off limits to visitors during the nesting season, from April 1 to July 1.[5]

References

  1. ^ geoview.info Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ geoview.info Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. ^ Keskkonnaagentuur. Eelis: Infoleht. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. ^ Sõrve poolsaar - Sõrve Puhkeküla. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  5. ^ Saaremaa: Island of the Baltic Sea

Sources

  • Barrett, Michael B (2007). Operation Albion: the German conquest of the Baltic Islands. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-34969-9.

57°54′16″N 22°03′05″E / 57.90444°N 22.05139°E / 57.90444; 22.05139


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