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Tagalaht

Tagalaht is a bay in the Baltic Sea, on the north-west coast of Island in , situated between the Peninsula and . During World War I, the bay, guarded by Russian beach forts at Hundsort and Ninnast, was the main landing point for German troops during Operation Albion in October 1917, when Saaremaa was occupied.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in Saare County, Estonia
  • Also known as: “Bukhta Tagalakht”, “Hunds Wik”, “Pidula Laht”, “Tagelacht-Bucht”, “Taggalaht”, “Taggalaklet Bay”, and “Zaliv Taga-Lakht”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mustjala.

Hamlet
Photo: WikedKentaur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , in western . Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Parish.

Tagalaht

Latitude
58.48418° or 58° 29′ 3″ north
Longitude
22.07052° or 22° 4′ 14″ east
Open location code
9GC4F3MC+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11017421969
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
588441
Wiki­data ID
Q3742530
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Tagalaht” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Тагалахт”
  • Cebuano: “Tagalaht”
  • Chinese: “塔加拉赫湾”
  • Chinese: “塔加拉赫特湾”
  • Chinese: “塔加拉赫特灣”
  • Chinese: “塔加湾”
  • Chinese: “塔加灣”
  • Croatian: “Tagalaht”
  • Dutch: “Tagalaht”
  • Estonian: “Pidula laht”
  • Estonian: “Tagalaht”
  • Finnish: “Tagalaht (Saarenmaa)”
  • Finnish: “Tagalaht”
  • French: “Tagalaht”
  • German: “Tagalaht”
  • German: “Tagga Bucht”
  • Italian: “Tagalaht”
  • Russian: “Залив Тагалахт”
  • Swedish: “Taggaviken”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Vaigu and Vaigu-Rannaküla.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Veere sadamakai tulepaak and Veere Marina.

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