Hiiu Shoal
Hiiu Shoal or Nekmangrund is a shoal located in the Baltic Sea, off the northwestern shores of Hiiumaa Island. It is known as Neckmansgrund in Swedish, as Nekmangrund in Russian and as Neckmangrund in German, the loan translation in Estonian being Näkimadalad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Shoal
- Description: submerged bank in Hiiu County, Estonia
- Also known as: “Khiiumadal”, “Nachmannsgrund”, “Nachmansgrund”, and “Nekmangrund”
Hiiu Shoal
- Categories: shallow and landform
- Location: Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hiiu Shoal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hiiu Madal”
- Estonian: “Hiiu madal”
- Swedish: “Hiiu Madal”
- Swedish: “Näckmansgrund”
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