Uuemaarahu

Uuemaarahu is a small, Baltic Sea islet comprising 0.0234 hectares[1] belonging to the country of Estonia.

Uuemaarahu lies 1 kilometer to the southeast of the island of Hellamaa in the Väinameri Strait. It belongs to the administrative municipality of Pühalepa Parish, Hiiu County (Estonian: Hiiu maakond) and is part of the Hiiumaa Islet Landscape Reserve.[2] Other islands nearby include Uuemererahu, Kadakalaid, Ramsi, Hõralaid and Vohilaid.

The islet is an importing moulting area for an abundant variety of birds such as: the mute swan, the great black-backed gull, the common gull, the oystercatcher, the Arctic tern, the common eider, the greylag goose, the common goldeneye, the mallard, the goosander, the ruff, the black-tailed godwit, and the barnacle goose.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Eelis. Keskkonnainfo. Infoleht
  2. ↑ Peil, Tina. Summary: Fieldtrips to the Islets in the Väinameri
  3. ↑ Peil, Tina. Summary: Fieldtrips to the Islets in the Väinameri

Furthure reading

Coordinates: 58°56′19″N 22°59′08″E / 58.9386°N 22.9856°E / 58.9386; 22.9856

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