Nootamaa

Coordinates: 58°19′20″N 21°45′51″E / 58.32222°N 21.76417°E / 58.32222; 21.76417

Location of Nootmaa

Nootamaa is a small island in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia. It marks the westernmost part of Estonia's territorial boundary.

Nootimaa has an area of 58,000 sq metres and lies off the extreme western coast of the island of Saaremaa. Together with some other forty islands and islets, it makes up the Vilsandi National Park - an area of ecological protection for birds.[1]

Nootamaa belongs administratively to the rural village of Atla in Lääne-Saare Parish, Saare County.

References

  1. ↑ Eesti Loodus: Vilsandi väikesaared pole veel valmis (in Estonian)

External links

See also

List of islands of Estonia

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