Viire kurk
Viire kurk is a strait in Saare, Estonia. Viire kurk is situated nearby to the village Virtsu, as well as near the hamlet Võiküla.- Type: Strait
- Description: strait in Estonia
- Also known as: “Proliv Viire-Kurk”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Viirelaid and Viirelaid lighthouse.
Viirelaid
Island
Viirelaid, previously also known as Paternoster, is a small island of Estonia in the Baltic Sea. Viirelaid lies southeast of the island of Muhu. Together with Muhu and neighbouring small islands of Kesselaid, Võilaid and Suurlaid, it forms Muhu Parish, the rural municipality within Saare County, Estonia.
Virtsu Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Virtsu Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Virtsu, Lääne County, in Estonia. The lighthouse is used as a signal for the Suur Strait.
Viire kurk
- Category: body of water
- Location: Saare, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.55784° or 58° 33′ 28″ north
Longitude
23.47049° or 23° 28′ 14″ east
Open location code
9GC5HF5C+45
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=strait
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Viire kurk” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Viire Kurk (estretso sa Estonia)”
- Cebuano: “Viire Kurk”
- Estonian: “Viire kurk”
- Swedish: “Viire Kurk (sund i Estland)”
- Swedish: “Viire kurk”
- Swedish: “Viire Kurk”
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Localities in the Area
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