Salinõmme peninsula is a

peninsula A peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland and is only connected to land on one side. Peninsulas exist on each continent. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula. Etymology The word ''peninsula'' derives , . T ...

in southeastern

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, 5 km to south of Suuremõisa, an Estonian territory in the

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. It lies in east of

Salinõmme Bay Salinõmme is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern 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 b ...

and in west of

Soonlepa Bay Soonlepa is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern 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 ...

. Village of

Salinõmme Salinõmme is a village in Hiiumaa Parish, Hiiu County in northwestern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) Geography Salinõmme is located on a peninsula of the same name, with Salinõmme Bay to the west and Soonlepa Bay Soonlepa is a villag ...

comprises all of the peninsula. In 1870 the peninsula was still an island.

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Hiiumaa Parish Peninsulas of Estonia Former islands of Estonia Landforms of Hiiu County {{Estonia-geo-stub