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The Gulf of Riga, or Bay of Riga, () is a bay
Headlands and bays

Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment....
 of the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53?N to 66?N latitude and from 20?E to 26?E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Denmark islands....
 between Latvia
Latvia

Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....
 and Estonia
Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....
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The area of the Gulf of Riga is about 18,000 km². The maximum depth is 54 m. The island of Saaremaa
Saaremaa

Saaremaa is the largest island belonging to Estonia, measuring 2,673 km?. The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago ....
 (Estonia) partially separates it from the rest of the Baltic Sea.






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Estonian Archipelago (saaremaa and Hiiumaa)
The Gulf of Riga, or Bay of Riga, () is a bay
Headlands and bays

Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment....
 of the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53?N to 66?N latitude and from 20?E to 26?E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Denmark islands....
 between Latvia
Latvia

Latvia The Latvians are a Baltic peoples culturally related to the Estonians and Lithuanians, with the Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian language, but not with the Estonian language....
 and Estonia
Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....
.

The area of the Gulf of Riga is about 18,000 km². The maximum depth is 54 m. The island of Saaremaa
Saaremaa

Saaremaa is the largest island belonging to Estonia, measuring 2,673 km?. The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago ....
 (Estonia) partially separates it from the rest of the Baltic Sea. The main exit out of the gulf is the Irbe Strait
Irbe Strait

Irbe Strait, also known as Irben Strait , forms the main exit out of the Gulf of Riga to the Baltic Sea, between the S?rve Peninsula forming the southern end of the island Saaremaa in Estonia and Courland in Latvia....
. Ruhnu
Ruhnu

Ruhnu is an island situated in the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It belongs to Estonia and is an administrative part of Saare County. At 11.9 km? it has currently less than 100, mostly ethnic Estonians permanent inhabitants....
 island, in the middle of the gulf, also belongs to Estonia
Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....
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Notable cities in this gulf include Riga
Riga

Riga the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava River. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states....
, Pärnu
Pärnu

P?rnu is a city in southwestern Estonia on the coast of P?rnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It is a popular summer vacation resort with many hotels, restaurants, and large beaches....
, Jurmala
Jurmala

Jurmala meaning "seaside" in Latvian language, is a city in Latvia, about 25 kilometers west of Riga. Jurmala is a Seaside resort town stretching and sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River....
 and Kuressaare
Kuressaare

Kuressaare is a Populated places in Estonia and a Municipalities of Estonia on Saaremaa island in Estonia. It is the capital of Saare County. The current population is about 15,300....
. The main rivers flowing into the gulf are the Daugava
Daugava

The Daugava or Western Dvina is a river rising in the Valdai Hills, Russia, flowing through Russia, Belarus, and Latvia, draining into the Gulf of Riga in Latvia, an arm of the Baltic Sea....
, the Pärnu
Pärnu River

The P?rnu is a river in Estonia that drains into the Gulf of Riga at P?rnu. It is a one of the longest rivers in Estonia - 144 km long....
, the Lielupe
Lielupe

The Lielupe River is a river in Latvia. Its length is 119 km . The surface area of its basin is 17,600 km?.The Lielupe begins at the confluence of the Memele and Musa Rivers near Bauska....
, the Gauja
Gauja

The Gauja is one of the longest rivers in Latvia with a length of 452 km and a catchment area of 8900 km?. Its source is in the hills southeast of Cesis....
, and the Salaca
Salaca

The Salaca is a river in northern Latvia. It flows from Lake Burtnieks in Vidzeme, 90 km, to the Gulf of Riga. The river flows through three towns, Mazsalaca, Staicele and Salacgriva ....
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