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(Encyclopedia)Saaremaa or Sarema both: säˈrĕmä [key], Swed. Ösel, Rus. Ezel, 1,048 sq mi (2,714 sq km), island off the mainland of Estonia, in the Baltic Sea, across the mouth of the Gulf of Riga. It is irregu...Baltic states
(Encyclopedia)Baltic states, the countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, bordering on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Formed in 1918, they remained independent republics until their involuntary incorporat...Tallinn
(Encyclopedia)Tallinn täˈlĭn [key], Ger. Reval, city (1994 pop. 442,679), capital of Estonia, on the Gulf of Finland, opposite Helsinki. It is a major Baltic port, a rail and highway junction, and an industrial ...Dorpat
(Encyclopedia)Dorpat: see Tartu, Estonia.Fellin
(Encyclopedia)Fellin: see Viljandi, Estonia.Sarema
(Encyclopedia)Sarema: see Saaremaa, Estonia.Reval
(Encyclopedia)Reval: see Tallinn, Estonia.Pyarnu
(Encyclopedia)Pyarnu: see Pärnu, Estonia.Pernau
(Encyclopedia)Pernau: see Pärnu, Estonia.Kuressaare
(Encyclopedia)Kuressaare, town: see Saaremaa, Estonia. ...Browse by Subject
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