Suur Strait ( Estonian : Suur väin ) is a strait in Estonia , it is located between Muhu and the Estonian mainland . The strait (being itself part of Väinameri) connects Väinameri and Gulf of Riga .
4-736: Several islets are located in the strait: e.g. Papirahu, Kesselaid , Kõbajad, Viirelaid. The strait maximum depth of 24 m is the deepest point in Väinameri. Kuivastu Harbour is located at the strait. A ferry crosses the strait from Virtsu to Kuivastu . As of 2020, the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs was assessing the possibility of building either a bridge or tunnel across the Suur Strait. 58°36′N 23°27′E / 58.600°N 23.450°E / 58.600; 23.450 This Estonia location article
8-569: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kesselaid Kesselaid (also Kessulaid , or diminutively Kessu . German : Schildau ; Swedish : Sköld, Skölldo ) is a 1.7 km (0.66 sq mi) Estonian islet located between the mainland and the island of Muhu in the Suur Strait ( Big Strait ) which connects the Väinameri strait and the Gulf of Riga . There
12-428: Is only one village on the island Kesse , which is administratively part of Muhu Parish , Saare County . With the highest point 15.6 m above sea level, it is the highest islet of Estonia. It is also considered to be the oldest islet, as it arose from the sea around 3000 BC. Since 1938, the 7 to 8 feet high cliffs of Kesselaid have been designated a nature reserve. Kesselaid was first described in print in 1644 in
16-527: The Swedish maritime book Een siö-book, som innehåller om siöfarten i Östersiön by Johan Månsson [ sv ] . Kesselaid had been inhabited by ethnic Estonians for centuries but heavy colonization by German settlers began in the 16th century. In 1807, Kesselaid was sold to the Baltic German noble Jacob Friedrich von Helwig. By the end of the 1930s, there were still 35 permanent residents on
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