Hiiumaa
Sign in to saveHiiumaa ( , ) is the second largest island in Estonia and is part of the West Estonian archipelago, in the Baltic Sea. It has an area of 989 km2 and is 22 km from the Estonian mainland. Its largest town is Kärdla. It is located within Hiiu County.
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Hiiumaa is the second largest island in Estonia, located in the Baltic Sea about 22 kilometers off the western coast and covering an area of 989 square kilometers. The island, which is part of Hiiu County and has Kärdla as its largest town, is situated within the West Estonian archipelago.
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Hiiumaa ( , ) is the second largest island in Estonia and is part of the West Estonian archipelago, in the Baltic Sea. It has an area of 989 km2 and is 22 km from the Estonian mainland. Its largest town is Kärdla. It is located within Hiiu County.
== Names == Administratively Hiiumaa is the "main island" of the Hiiu County, called or in Estonian. The Swedish name of the island is ('Day' island), in German, and in Danish. In modern Finnish, it is called , literally 'Hiisi's Land'. In Old Gutnish, it was ('day isthmus'), from which the local North Germanic name is derived.