A Study of Estonia
Estonia is a European country located in the northwestern portion of Eastern Europe. The Baltic Sea borders Estonia to the west. Latvia is on the southern border and the Russian Federation is located on the eastern border. Northern Estonia faces the Gulf of Finland and beyond that is its northern neighbor, Finland. Estonia is the smallest of the Baltic States with an area of only 17,400 square miles, roughly the size of Vermont. Estonia is mainly flat, with an average elevation of 50 meters. There are upland areas in the southeast where the hill Suur-Munamagi, the highest point in the Baltics, stands at 317 meters. 10% of the total area of Estonia is made up of the more than 1,500 Islands off the western coast. The largest of the islands, Saaremaa and Hiiumaa are connected to the mainland by regular ferry and airline traffic. The coastline of the Baltic Sea in Estonia has many bays, straits, and islets. A gradual uplift of the earth’s crust results in new islands con!stantly appearing and the area of older ones increasing. The coastal sea in Western Estonia and the Gulf of Riga are shallow and full of shoals. Winds and not tides affect sea water levels. The average height of waves is less than 1 meter, but may reach
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Approximate Word count = 1933
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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