Hiiu Shoal
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Hiiu Shoal (Estonian: Hiiu madal) or Nekmangrund is a shoal located in the Baltic Sea, off the northwestern shores of Hiiumaa Island.[1] It is known as Neckmansgrund in Swedish, as Nekmangrund in Russian and as Neckmangrund in German, the loan translation in Estonian being Näkimadalad.[2]
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Hiiu Shoal
Nekmangrund Hiiu Madal | |
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Coordinates: 59°3′N 22°15′E | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Hiiu County |
Sea | Baltic Sea |
Area | Off Hiiumaa |
Minimum depth | 1.2 m |
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The submerged shoal is 9 kilometers long and 5.5 kilometers wide. Its shallowest point is only 1.2 meters deep at the time of the lowest astronomical tide.