Vahase

Vahase is a 65.52 ha islet in the Gulf of Riga. It is located about 200 m west of the island of . Administratively Vahase belongs to the village in Lääne-Saare Parish, .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Estonia
  • Also known as: “Baksakoo Island”, “Ostrov Vakhase”, “Ostrov Vakhaze-Sar”, and “Vahase Saar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abruka Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Loodushuviline, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lighthouse located on the island of , in the region of in western . The first lighthouse in Abruka was built in 1897, a 28-metre-high wooden structure, which had a form of a trellised wooden candelabrum. is situated 3½ km east of Vahase.

Vahase

Latitude
58.14103° or 58° 8′ 28″ north
Longitude
22.47024° or 22° 28′ 13″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
9GC44FRC+C3
Geo­Names ID
587952
Wiki­data ID
Q2184308
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Vahase” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة فاهاسي”
  • Armenian: “Վահասե”
  • Bulgarian: “Вахасе”
  • Cebuano: “Vahase”
  • Dutch: “Vahase”
  • Estonian: “Vahase saar”
  • Estonian: “Vahase”
  • French: “Vahase”
  • German: “Vahase”
  • Latvian: “Vahaze”
  • Polish: “Vahase”
  • Russian: “Вахасе”
  • Serbian: “Вахасе”
  • Swedish: “Vahase”
  • Turkish: “Vahase”

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