Vahase | |
Location: | Gulf of Riga |
Area Ha: | 65.52 |
Coastline Km: | 6.5 |
Elevation M: | 4.3 |
Country: | Estonia |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | County |
Country Admin Divisions: | Saare County |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Municipality |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Lääne-Saare Parish |
Country Admin Divisions Title 2: | Settlement |
Country Admin Divisions 2: | Abruka village |
Vahase is a 65.52ha[1] Estonian islet in the Gulf of Riga. It's located about 200m (700feet) west of the island of Abruka. Administratively Vahase belongs to the Abruka village in Lääne-Saare Parish, Saare County.
Vahase arose from the sea about thousand years ago. The island has a tiny forest with junipers, oaks, and pines.
Because of shallow water Vahase is accessible from Abruka by foot. There's only one farmstead on the island.
Writer Albert Uustulnd has described Vahase in his novel Tuulte tallermaa.