Luigerahu
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Luigerahu is a small, moraine
-based Baltic Sea
island belong to the country of Estonia
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Luigerahu covers approximately 0.2 hectares and lies half a kilomter off the western coast of the island of Ahelaid
. The island is adiministered by Hiiu County, and along with a number of other islands, makes up the Hiiumaa Islets Landscape Reserve .
Moraine
A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly glaciated regions, such as those areas acted upon by a past glacial maximum. This debris may have been plucked off a valley floor as a glacier advanced or it may have...
-based Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
island belong to the country of Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
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Luigerahu covers approximately 0.2 hectares and lies half a kilomter off the western coast of the island of Ahelaid
Ahelaid
Ahelaid is a small uninhabited islet in Estonia. It lies in the Baltic Sea, south-east of Hiiumaa island. It has a surface area of 25 hectares . It is part of the Hiiumaa Islets Landscape Reserve....
. The island is adiministered by Hiiu County, and along with a number of other islands, makes up the Hiiumaa Islets Landscape Reserve .