Paljarahu is a small island in the
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain.
The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and ...
belonging to the country of
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
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Paljarahu lies off of the western coast of Estonia in the
Väinameri
The Väinameri (Estonian for ''Strait Sea'' or ''Sea of Straits'') or Väinameri Sea is a strait and sub-bay of the Baltic Sea, located between the West Estonian Archipelago and the Estonian mainland, within western Estonia.
It is the northern se ...
Strait, northwest of the island of
Tagarahu and south of the island of
Mustarahu. Paljarahu occupies an area of 2.737 ha, with a circumference of approximately. 0.887 km.
It is administered by the mainland village of
Puise in
Ridala Parish,
Lääne County
Lääne County ( et, Lääne maakond or ''Läänemaa'', literally "Western land"; german: Wiek; la, Rotalia) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in western Estonia and borders the Baltic Sea to the north, Harju County to the north-ea ...
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The island and surrounding area are protected as part of
Matsalu National Park
Matsalu National Park (previously Matsalu Nature Reserve, et, Matsalu rahvuspark, often just Matsalu) is a nature reserve and national park situated in Lääne and Pärnu Counties, Estonia. Matsalu National Park spans an area of , comprising ...
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Keskkonnaagentuur. Eelis: Infoleht.
Retrieved 24 October 2016.
References
Estonian islands in the Baltic
Haapsalu (urban municipality)
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