Estonia
Larger
lakes such as Lake Peipsi and Lake Võrtsjärv are rich in fish. One can find rare species of fish
such as the lake whitefish and the Peipsi smelt in Lake Peipsi. Võrtsjärv is famous for its
catches of pike-perch and eel, which are regarded as a delicacy.
There are also many rivers in Estonia, but only ten of them are longer than 100 kilometres.
The most important rivers are the Pärnu River and the Emajõgi River.
Estonia has more than 1 500islands. The largest of these is Saaremaa,. Saaremaa is followed
in size by Hiiumaa, Muhu and Vormsi. The islands and the coastal areas of the mainland are
interesting owing to the fact that they are on the migratory route for waterfowl. Twice a year -
in the spring and autumn - several hundreds of thousands of birds are visitors in Estonia. The
barnacle goose, the swan, the eider plus many more are protected species.
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