Soela Strait

Soela Strait (Estonian: Soela väin, Swedish: Sele sund) is the strait in Estonia, locating between Saaremaa and Hiiumaa.[1] The strait connects Väinameri and open part of Baltic Sea.

Soela Strait and Pihlalaid

According to ethnographer Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Russwurm, the name of strait derives from Swedish Estonian word "söäl", which means "seal".[2]

The width of strait is about 6 km.

Several islets locates in the strait: e.g. Pihlalaid, Suurlaid.

References
  1. "Päring kohanimeandmebaasist. Eesti kohanimed". www.eki.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. "Eibofolke ehk rootslased Eestimaa randadel ja Ruhnus". 2015. Page 48

58°40′0.001″N 22°31′59.999″E

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