Kõrgelaid

Kõrgelaid is a small, uninhabited, moraine-based island in the Baltic Sea, belonging to the country of . Its coordinates. Kõrgelaid lies off the western coast of the Estonian mainland between the islands of and , just south of the small island of .
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Estonia (Väinameri)
  • Also known as: Kõrglaid” and “Ostrov Kyrge-Layd

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hanerahu and Vareslaid.

Islet
is an uninhabited islet with surface area of 1.2 hectares. It lies south-east of island and is part of Municipality. The islet belongs to Hiiumaa Islets Landscape Reserve.

Islet
Photo: Jaan513, Copyrighted free use.
is an island belonging to the country of around Väinameri in the Gulf of Riga, its size spans 0.324 km 2 {\displaystyle ^{2}}. The coastline around the island is 2.6 km. Based on estimates the population is 9.

Islet
is an island in Estonia's West Estonian archipelago. The island has an area of 0.291362 hectares and an approximate height of 2 metres. lies within the Hiiumaa Islets Landscape Conservation Area. The island is sandy and rocky.

Kõrgelaid

Latitude
58.7526° or 58° 45′ 9″ north
Longitude
23.09304° or 23° 5′ 35″ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
9GC5Q33V+26
Open­Street­Map ID
way 45469352
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
591120
Wiki­data ID
Q3074259
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Kõrgelaid” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جزيرة كورجيلايد
  • Cebuano: Kõrgelaid
  • Dutch: Kõrgelaid
  • Estonian: Kõrgelaid
  • French: Kõrgelaid
  • Polish: Korgelaid
  • Polish: Kõrgelaid
  • Swedish: Kõrgelaid
  • Turkish: Kõrgelaid

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tagumine klomp and Varesrahu.

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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 “Kõrgelaid”. Photo: Andrusu, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.