Soela Strait and Pihlalaid

Soela Strait (Estonian: Soela väin, Swedish: Sele sund) is the strait in Estonia, locating between Saaremaa and Hiiumaa.[1] The strait connects Väinameri and open part of Baltic Sea.

According to ethnographer Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Russwurm, the name of strait derives from Swedish Estonian word "söäl", which means "seal".[2]

The width of strait is about 6 km.

Several islets locates in the strait: e.g. Pihlalaid, Suurlaid.

References

  1. ↑ "Päring kohanimeandmebaasist. Eesti kohanimed". www.eki.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Eibofolke ehk rootslased Eestimaa randadel ja Ruhnus". 2015. Page 48

58°40′0.001″N 22°31′59.999″E / 58.66666694°N 22.53333306°E / 58.66666694; 22.53333306

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