Purekkari Cape (2007)

Purekkari Cape (Estonian: Purekkari neem) is a cape in Pärispea village, Harju County. It is the northernmost part of Pärispea peninsula and is also the northernmost land point of Estonia.[1]

There are erratic boulders, like Purekkari Maasäärekivi (:et).

Toponym "Purekkari" was first mentioned in 1798 in Atlas von Liefland.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Loodusega Koos". loodusegakoos.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Eesti kohanimeraamat, page 507. https://www.eki.ee/dict/knr/lisad/knr_sonastik.pdf
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