Võilaid is a small, uninhabited island in the Baltic Sea

Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean 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 Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...

 belonging to the country of Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

. Its coordinates are 58°30′56"N 23°22′12"E

Võilaid lies southeast of the Estonian island of Muhu

Muhu

Muhu , is an island in the Baltic Sea. With an area of 198 km² it is the third largest island belonging to Estonia, after Saaremaa and Hiiumaa....

 in the Gulf of Riga

Gulf of Riga

The Gulf of Riga, or Bay of Riga, is a bay of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia. According to C.Michael Hogan, a saline stratification layer is found at a depth of approximately seventy metres....

. The island is 2.5 hectares and uninhabited. In the spring and summer months, the island is used for grazing livestock and horseback riding excursions. The highest point is 3.6 m above the sea level. At low tides the water level is shallow enough to enable passage to the island of Muhu by foot.

Võilaid, along with other areas in Estonia such as: Manilaid

Manilaid

Manilaid is a Estonian islet in the Gulf of Riga, located between the island of Kihnu and the mainland's Tõstamaa peninsula. Together with the neighbouring smaller uninhabited islets Sorgu and Anilaid, Manilaid forms the village of Manija...

, Kihnu

Kihnu

Kihnu is an island in the Baltic Sea. With an area of 16,4 km² it is the largest island in the Gulf of Riga and the seventh largest island of Estonia. The length of the island is 7 km and width 3.3 km, the highest point is at 8.9 m above sea level.The island belongs to the Pärnu...

, 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 km2 it has currently less than 100, mostly ethnic Estonian permanent inhabitants...

, Harilaid

Harilaid

The Harilaid peninsula is a peninsula on the north west coast of the island of Saaremaa in Estonia. It should not be confused with the islet of Harilaid which lies between the islands of Vormsi and Hiiumaa....

, Käina

Käina

Käina is a small borough in Hiiu County in Estonia. It's the administrative centre of Käina Parish....

, Kassari

Kassari

Kassari is an Estonian island. It is 19,3 km² in area with a population of around 300. It has a museum dedicated to Aino Kallas.-See also:List of islands of Estonia...

, Saarnaki laid

Saarnaki laid

Saarnaki laid is an uninhabited, moraine-based island in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia. Its coordinates are ....

, Saastna

Saastna

Saastna is a village in Lihula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia....

, Salmi, Penijõe

Penijõe

Penijõe is a village in Lihula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia. It's the centre of Matsalu National Park....

, Põgari-Sassi

Põgari-Sassi

Põgari-Sassi is a village in Ridala Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia....

, Haeska

Haeska

Haeska may refer to several places in Estonia:*Haeska, Lääne County, village in Ridala Parish, Lääne County*Haeska, Saare County, village in Pihtla Parish, Saare County...

, Kumari

Kumari (island)

-See also:List of islands of Estonia...

, Tahu

Tahu, Estonia

Tahu is a village in Noarootsi Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia....

 were selected by the LIFE-Nature project's "Boreal Baltic Coastal Meadow Preservation in Estonia" as having the most viable coastal meadows in the country.

The island was named after the village Võiküla

Võiküla

Võiküla is a village in Muhu Parish, Saare County in western Estonia....

 on the island of Muhu. Together with Muhu and the neighbouring small lands of Kesselaid

Kesselaid

Kesselaid is a Estonian islet located between the mainland and the island of Muhu in the Suur väin which connects the Väinameri Sea and the Gulf of Riga...

, Viirelaid

Viirelaid

Viirelaid is a small island in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia. Viirelaid lies southeast of the island of Muhu. Together with Muhu and neighbouring small islands of Kesselaid, Võilaid and Suurlaid it forms Muhu Parish , the rural municipality within Saare County, Estonia. Its...

 and Suurlaid

Suurlaid

Suurlaid is a small island in the Baltic Sea belonging to the country of Estonia. Its coordinates are Suurlaid lies just off south coast of the Estonian island of Muhu. Together Muhu and neighbouring islands Viirelaid, Võilaid it forms Muhu Parish , the rural municipality within Saare County,...

 it forms Muhu Parish (Estonian: Muhu vald), the rural municipality within Saare County

Saare County

Saare County , or Saaremaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It consists of Saaremaa , the largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it. The county borders Lääne County to the east and Hiiu County to the north...

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External links

• Panoramio: Photographs of Võilaid