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Island in Estonia

Lombimaa is a small islet in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia.

Lombimaa 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, Pitkasääremaa, Vesitükimaa islet, Siiasaar and Lombimaa. 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 hectares). Lombimaa has a length of 1.17 kilometres.

Lombimaa 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). The area is off limits to visitors during the nesting season, from April 1 to July 1.

See also

References

  1. travelingluck.com 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

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Islands of Estonia
Gulf of Finland Coat of arms of Estonia
West Estonian archipelago
and the Väinameri Sea
Islands adjacent to
the mainland
Hiiumaa
group
Saaremaa-Muhu
group
Gulf of Riga
Lakes and rivers
Former islands
  • Bold marks currently populated islands.

57°54′07″N 22°02′25″E / 57.90194°N 22.04028°E / 57.90194; 22.04028


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