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The Gulf of Riga (or Bay of Riga, Latvian Rīgas jūras līcis, Estonian Liivi Laht) is a bay of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia. Map Of Estonian archipelago (Saaremaa and Hiiumaa) from http://www. ... Map Of Estonian archipelago (Saaremaa and Hiiumaa) from http://www. ... The bay at San SebastiÃ¡n, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainlands of Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and the Danish islands. ...

The area of the Gulf of Riga is about 18,000 square km. The maximum depth is 54 m. The Saaremaa island partially separates it from the rest of the Baltic sea. Notable cities in this gulf include Riga and Pärnu. The main rivers falling into gulf are Daugava, Lielupe and Gauja. Also river Salaca near the border of Estonia Map of the Estonian archipelago (Saaremaa and Hiiumaa) Saaremaa (Swedish, German Ã–sel, or Oesel, Latin Osilia) is the largest island (2673 kmÂ²) belonging to Estonia. ... Riga (RÄ«ga in Latvian), the capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of River Daugava, at 56Â°58â€² N 24Â°8â€² E. Riga is the largest city in the Baltic states and serves as a major cultural, educational, political, financial, commercial and industrial... The city of PÃ¤rnu is located within the county of PÃ¤rnu. ... River Daugava flowing through Riga city into the Baltic Sea The Daugava or Western Dvina (Latvian: Daugava, German DÃ¼na, Belarusan: Ð—Ð°Ñ…Ð¾Ð´Ð½ÑÑ Ð”Ð·ÑŒÐ²Ñ–Ð½Ð°, Russian: Ð—Ð°ÌÐ¿Ð°Ð´Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð”Ð²Ð¸Ð½Ð°Ì, Finnish VÃ¤inÃ¤) is a river rising in the Valdai Hills, flowing through Russia and Belarus, and then Latvia, draining into the Gulf of Riga, an arm of... Lielupe (Latvian) big river; in German Kurländische Aa, (see Aa River) is a river in Latvia. ... Gauja(Estonain andLivonianKoiva,GermanLivlandische Aa)- one of the longest rivers in Latvia: 452 km. ... The Salaca River is a river in Latvia, which flows into the Gulf of Riga. ...

Categories: Baltic Sea | Geography of Latvia | Geography of Estonia

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Riga - LoveToKnow 1911 (1119 words)
	Riga consists of four parts - the old town and the St Petersburg and Moscow suburbs on the right bank of the Dvina, and the Mitau suburb on the left bank, the two sides being connected by a floating bridge, which is removed in winter, and by a viaduct, 820 ft. long.
	Riga gives name to an archiepiscopal see of the Orthodox Greek Church and to an episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Church, and is the headquarters of the XX.
	Riga was founded in 1158, as a storehouse at the mouth of the Diina (Dvina), by a few Bremen merchants.

Riga: Weather and Much More from Answers.com (3192 words)
	Riga (Latvian: Rīga, Estonian: Riia, Russian: Рига), the capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the River Daugava, at 56°58′N 24°8′E.
	The modern founding of Riga is regarded by historians to have begun with the arrival in Latvia of German traders, mercenaries and religious crusaders in the second half of the 12th century, attracted by a sparsely populated region, potential new markets and by the missionary opportunities to convert the local population to Christianity.
	Riga even employed German as its official language of administration until the imposition of Russian language in 1891 as the official language in the Baltic provinces.

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