Matsalu Bay

Matsalu Bay is a bay in , ; the bay is part of . The bay's area is 67 km2. The bay and its coast area is under protection. The bay is one of the most important wetland bird areas in Europe, due to its prime position on the East Atlantic Flyway.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in Estonia
  • Also known as: Matsal Gulf”, “Matsalas Līcis”, “Matsalu-Lakht”, “Mattsal’skiy Zaliv”, “Matzal-Wiek”, “Zaliv Matsalu”, “Zaliv Matsalu-Lakht”, “Zaliv Mattsal’”, and “Zaliv Matzalyu

Places of Interest

Highlights include Matsalu National Park.

is a and in the and counties of . spans an area of 486.1 km2, comprising Matsalu Bay, the Kasari River delta, the village of and surrounding areas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Metsküla.

Hamlet
is a village in Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County, in western .

Matsalu Bay

Latitude
58.75781° or 58° 45′ 28″ north
Longitude
23.60068° or 23° 36′ 3″ east
Open location code
9GC5QJ52+47
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4419013125
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
590303
Wiki­data ID
Q1294829
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Swedish—“Matsalu Bay” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Матсалускі заліў
  • Bulgarian: Матсалу
  • Cebuano: Matsalu Laht
  • Chinese: 馬察盧灣
  • Croatian: Zaljev Matsalu
  • Dutch: Baai van Matsalu
  • Estonian: Matsalu laht
  • Finnish: Matsalunlahti
  • German: Matsalubucht
  • Hungarian: Matsalui-öböl
  • Japanese: マッツァル湾
  • Latvian: Matsalu līcis
  • Lithuanian: Matsalu įlanka
  • Russian: Матсалуский залив
  • Serbo-Croatian: Zaljev Matsalu
  • Swedish: Matsalu Laht
  • Swedish: Matsalviken

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kiideva and Saardu.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Väike Munarahu and Kiideva Marina.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Matsalu Bay”. Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.