The West Estonian archipelago, known in Estonian as the Lääne-Eesti saarestik and also called the Moonsund archipelago, is a group of islands in the Baltic Sea around the Väinameri strait, separated from the Estonian mainland by that body of water. It covers about 4,000 square kilometers and is made up of four large islands, Saaremaa, Hiiumaa, Muhu and Vormsi, together with roughly 900 smaller islands. In 1990 UNESCO named the archipelago a Biosphere Reserve under its Man and the Biosphere Programme.
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Protected StatusNational Park or Reserve 1 Protected StatusUNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1 Connections
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The West Estonian archipelago (Estonian: Lääne-Eesti saarestik, also Moonsund archipelago) is a group of Estonian islands located in the Baltic Sea around Väinameri.
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UNESCO established the West Estonian Archipelago Biosphere Reserve in 1990 under the Man and the Biosphere Programme.
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UNESCO established the West Estonian Archipelago Biosphere Reserve in 1990 under the Man and the Biosphere Programme.
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