Eesti referaat
of Osmussaar. Winds are stronger in autumn and winter. Estonia is located in
a humid zone in which the amount of precipitation outnumbers total
evaporation. There are about 160 to 180 rainy days a year. Snow cover
usually lasts from middle December to late March. Luckily Estonia has no
climatic extremes. Heavvy storms and extensive floods are rare.
LANDSCAPE
Estonia is mostly flat with average elevation of only about 50 meters
above sea level. The relief of the present day lanscape was shaped suring the
Ice Age. The hilly terrain was also shaped by the continental ice and melting
waters. The land still rises 25 cm in every 100 years. Kalevipoeg, the national
hero, is related to many features of the relief. The Baltic Glint is one of the
world's most important denudations of Ordovician sedimetary rocks. Half of
Estonia is covered with forests and 30 % is covered with wetlands.
The areas which are higher and particularly rich in hills are the Haanja
annaabi.ee 
