Harilaid (peninsula)

It should not be confused with the islet of Harilaid which lies between the islands of Vormsi and Hiiumaa.

Harilaid covers an area of 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) and is low lying (the highest elevation is 4.6 m (15 ft)).

It is connected to the mainland by a 300-metre (980 ft) wide neck of land, and was a separate island until the end of the 17th century.

[1] Large numbers of birds stop on Harilaid on their migration route, and there is a resting site of grey seals on the west coast.

There is a large pine plantation on the peninsula, started in the 1970s and inhabited by elk and wild boar.