Ahelaid
Ahelaid is a small uninhabited
Ahelaid lies 10.5 km from the
The average height of the islet is below 2 meters and the highest point is 4.6 meters.
There are 45 bird species nesting on the islet annually, including sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus), Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) and whitethroat (Sylvia communis). All together 60 species of birds have been recorded.
The islet is also known as Hakilaid, probably from the common eider (Somateria mollissima) (Estonian: hahk).
There has been no habitation on the islet. People from both Muhu and Hiiumaa have gathered hay there in summer as until the end of the 19th century there was a shortage of land for hay. The islet may also have been used as pasture. There has been a fishermen's hut on the islet.
References
- ^ "Hiiumaa Islets Landscape Reserve website". Archived from the original on 2009-12-21. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
External links
58°44′N 23°09′E / 58.733°N 23.150°E
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