Pakri Peninsula extends from northwestern mainland

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

Harju County Harju County ( or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla Count ...

into the

Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North European Plain, North and Central European Plain regions. It is the ...

. Its length is 12 km and its area is about 40 km2. Portions of the peninsula were protected in 1998 as the

Pakri Landscape Conservation Area Pakri Landscape Conservation Area () is a nature park which is located in Harju County, Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finl ...

on the basis of its unique geological features, valuable communities of flora and fauna, and historic interest. The port town of

Paldiski Paldiski is a seaside Populated places in Estonia, town in northwestern Estonia, located on the Pakri Peninsula and adjacent Pakri Islands, Pakri islands in the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. It is the administrative centre of the Lääne- ...

is located on the peninsula.

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*Lichens and their substrate preferences on the Pakri Peninsula (Northwest Estonia

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. Peninsulas of Estonia Landforms of Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub