Linnusitamaa
Sign in to saveLinnusitamaa (also known as Linnusita saar) is a uninhabited Estonian islet in the Gulf of Riga. It is located about south of the island of Abruka. Administratively Linnusitamaa belongs to the village of Abruka in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County. The island is part of the Abruka Nature Reserve.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Linnusitamaa
- Islands.map_image
- EE Linnusitamaa.png
- Islands.map_caption
- Linnusitamaa in the northwestern part of Gulf of Riga
- Islands.location
- Gulf of Riga
- Islands.area_ha
- 5.07
- Islands.coastline_km
- 2.1
- Islands.country
- Estonia
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- County
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Saare County
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Municipality
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Saaremaa Parish
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2
- Settlement
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_2
- Abruka
- Islands.population
- 0
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Linnusitamaa (also known as Linnusita saar) is a uninhabited Estonian islet in the Gulf of Riga. It is located about south of the island of Abruka. Administratively Linnusitamaa belongs to the village of Abruka in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County. The island is part of the Abruka Nature Reserve.
The name is a curiosity, literally meaning 'bird shit land' in Estonian. However, as the Estonian word does not have as offensive connotations as the English equivalent, it would more properly be translated as 'guano island'.