The European country of Estonia is situated on the eastern part of the Baltic Sea. Economically, Estonia is no less advanced. The World Bank has ranked it as a country with a 'high income' and it is also a member of the European Union. It can be said to lie just beyond the Gulf of Finland. Estonia is home to innumerable bogs and a coastline stretching for a distance of 3794 kilometers. This coastline is frequently punctuated by a number of bays, straits, and inlets. It boasts of owning a total number of 1500 islands and islets. Saaremaa and Hiiumaa are the two largest islands, large enough to constitute individual counties of their own. Abruka in Estonia is located in the Kaarma commune of the Saare county. The island extends for an area of 8,78 sq.km at a distance of 6 km from Roomassaare. Abruka in Estonia has a sparse population of 40. The highest population on the island has been 150 people. Vahase, Kassilaid and Linnusitamaa are its largest neighboring islands. Life was first located on the island, when Saare-Lääne bishop found a manor used to breed horses.
A 36 m tall lighthouse of the 1931 built was situated on the Limbi foreland of Abruka. A Botanical and a Zological Reserve are housed on the island. A deer park was also found on the island in 1878. A massive shipwreck took place on the island in 1994. A memorial cross is placed in the island's cemetry to commemorate the memory of those who died in it. In 1960 was built a local center of the island, which was later used as a recreation center. There is also a proper camping place as well as a stadium for games and other sports. Abruka is known as the tiny sister of the Saaremaa islands.
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