- Saarnaki laid
Saarnaki laid (Estonian for "small islet") is an uninhabited,
moraine -based island in theBaltic Sea belonging to the country ofEstonia . Its coordinates are coord|58|48|38|N|22|59|37|E| [ [http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/estonia/map/m3620531/saarnaki_laid.html Traveljournals.net] ] Saarnaki laid is a relatively young island; it rose from the Baltic Sea approximately 2,000 years ago. [ [http://www.laiud.hiiuloodus.ee/english/index.html Hiiumaa Islets Landscape Reserve] ] The total area of the island is 140 hectares. The island is 3 miles long and 1 km wide. It is 7 to 9 m above sea level. It lies just off the northeastern coast of the island ofHiiumaa , and is administrated byHiiu County .Saarnaki laid had previously been inhabited at least since the early 15th Century and was abandoned by the last residents in 1973. [ [http://www.laiud.hiiuloodus.ee/english/index.html Hiiumaa Islets Landscape Reserve] ] It is the largest of the islands that make up the
Hiiumaa Islets Landscape Reserve (Estonian: "Hiiumaa laidude maastikukaitseala") [ [http://www.laiud.hiiuloodus.ee/english/index.html Hiiumaa Islets Landscape Reserve] ] and several former residential and farm buildings on the island have been restored for the benefit of tourists.References
External links
* [http://www.sakala.ajaleht.ee/230807/esileht/5028178_foto.php "Sakala:Saarnaki — laid täis lambaid ja kadakaid"] (in
Estonian )
* [http://foto.kaev.net/main.php?g2_view=dynamicalbum.UpdatesAlbum&g2_albumId=7&g2_itemId=180925 Image of restored farmstead on Saarnaki laid]
* [http://ants-tammik.com/gallery/index.php?pid=54 Image of abandoned windmill on Saarnaki laid]ee also
List of islands of Estonia
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