Harilaid (peninsula)
Harilaid | ||
Kiipsaare lighthouse before erection |
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Coordinates | 58 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ N , 21 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ E | |
Waters 1 | Baltic Sea | |
surface | 4 km² |
Harilaid is a peninsula (Estonian poolsaar) in the rural municipality of Saaremaa in the Saare district on the largest Estonian island of Saaremaa .
It has an area of around 4 km² and is connected to Saaremaa by a natural isthmus that is around 300 m wide. Until the 17th century, Harilaid was a barrier island. The Kiipsaare tuletorn lighthouse is located on the peninsula .
On the peninsula are the 64 hectare Laialepa laht lake and the 4.1 hectare Pihelpuuauk lake .
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