Abruka

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Abruka ( Abro German, Swedish Abrö ) is an Estonian island in the Baltic Sea. It is located 6 km south of Saaremaa in the Gulf of Riga and is one of the Moon Sound Islands. It belongs to the municipality of Kaarma ( Kaarma vald ) of the County Saare ( Saare Maakond ).

The island has an area of ​​8.78 km ², and is mostly covered by deciduous forest. Your upstream are several very small islets, including Vahase, Kassilaid and Linnusitamaa ( German literally " bird droppings Island "). Currently, only about 40 people live on Abruka. A memorial for five residents, the vice came in the sinking of the Estonia ferry, located in the forest cemetery of Abruka.

The island has two lighthouses; the 36 m high tower in the west Abrukas is from 1932. Roomassaare From ( district and port of Kuressaare ) on Saaremaa regular ferry services to Abruka.