Siiasaar is a small islet in theBaltic Sea belonging to the country ofEstonia.[1]
Siiasaar is part of the Vesitükimaa islets, made up of several islets inSaaremaa Parish,Saare County in the southern part of theSõrve Peninsula off the southeastern coast of the island ofSaaremaa. The Vesitükimaa islets includeLombimaa,Pitkasääremaa,Vesitükimaa islet and Siiasaar. The area was placed under protection in 1971 as the Vesitükimaa Islets Sanctuary (Estonian:Vesitükimaa laidude kaitseala). The area of land of the sanctuary is made up of 10.8 hectares and the area of water in within the sanctuary has an area of 149.7 hectares; a total of 160.5 ha. Siiasaar has a length of 0.93 kilometres.[2]
Siiasaar and the other islets in the sanctuary are an important breeding and nesting ground for waterfowl and migratory sea birds, as well as a breeding ground forgrey seals (Halichoerus grypus).[3][4] The area is off limits to visitors during thenesting season, from April 1 to July 1.[5]
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