Table 6.2.4. Protected nature areas in Estonia.										
										
Name	Designation	Area (ha)	Year	IUCN	Latitude N	Longitude E	Internet address			
Abruka	Botanical - Zoological Reserve	103.0	1937	IV						
Aela-Viirika	Mire Reserve	2 602.0	1981	IV	59°00'	25°12'				
Agsalu	Mire Reserve	7 657.0	1981	V	59°05'	27°36'				
Ahja river valley	Landscape Reserve	1 040.0	1957	IV	58°08'	27°01'				
Alam-Pedja	Nature Reserve	26 000.0								
Avaste	Mire Reserve	4 188.0	1981	IV	58°39'	24°11'				
Emajöe-Suursoo	Mire Reserve	18 425.0	1981	IV	58°22'	27°14'				
Endla	Nature Reserve	8 162.0	1985	I	58°52'	26°09'				
Haanja	Nature Park	9 163.0	1979	V	57°42'	27°04'				
Hiiuma laiud	Landscape Reserve	313.0	1971	V	58°46'	23°05'				
Järvselja forest	Botanical - Zoological Reserve	190.0	1924							
Järvesoo	Mire Reserve	603.0		V						
Kaali meteorite crater	Geological Reserve	50.0	1938							
Karula	National park	10 318.0	1979	IV	57°43'	26°29'	
Keava	Mire Reserve	1 577.0	1981	IV	58°56'	24°58'	
Kellamäe	Mire Reserve	6 720.0	1981				
Kikerpera	Nature Reserve	4 700.0	1981	IV	58°24'	24°58'	
Koiva river	Botanical Reserve	1 700.0	1957				
Kuresoo	Nature Reserve	11 927.0	1981	IV	58°29'	25°09'	
Kurtna järved	Landscape Reserve	2 541.0	1987	V	59°15'	27°34'	
Käina laht	Ornithological Reserve	1 280.0	1971	V	58°48'	22°47'	
Körvemaa	Landscape Reserve	21 270.0	1957	V	59°11'	25°32'	
Lahemaa	National Park	112 011.0	1971	II	59°32'	25°53'	http://muhu.cs.helsinki.fi/Estonia/lahemaa/
Lam Pedja	Nature Reserve	25 000.0	1994				
Laukasoo	Mire Reserve	2 141.0	1981	IV	59°02'	25°19'	
Lindi	Mire Reserve	616.0		IV			
Linnulaht	Ornithological Reserve	335.0	1937	V			
Loosalu	Mire Reserve	872.0	1981				
Luusaare	Mire Reserve	520.0	1981	V			
Läänemaa Suursoo	Mire Reserve	9 714.0	1981	V	59°08'	23°57'	
Mahtra	Mire Reserve		1981				
Marimetsa	Mire Reserve	4 190.0	1981	IV	58°56'	24°00'	
Matsalu	Nature Reserve	48 640.0	1957	I, IV	58°45'	23°37'	
Meelva	Mire Reserve	1 827.0	1981	IV	58°08'	27°21'	
Meenikunnu	Mire Reserve	1 757.0	1981	IV	57°56'	27°18'	
Mihkli oak wood	Botanical - Zoological Reserve	91.0	1957				
Muraka	Mire Reserve	12 274.0	1957	I,IV	59°09'	27°04'	
Naissaare	Landscape Reserve	1 880.0		V			
Nehatu soo 	Botanical - Zoological Reserve	410.0	1957	IV			
Neeruti	Landscape Reserve	8 850.0	1957				
Nigula	Nature Reserve	4 921.0	1957	I, IV	58°01'	24°41'	
Nätsi - Volla	Mire Reserve	9 772.0	1957	IV	58°26'	24°07'	
Osmussare	Landscape Reserve	470.0		V			
Otepää	Nature Park	23 050.0	1979	V	58°04'	26°27'	
Paganamaa	Landscape Reserve	1 107.0	1979	IV	57°35'	26°47'	
Pandivere	Hydrological Reserve	35 087.5	1988				
Palasi	Mire Reserve	5 830.0	1981				
Parika	Mire Reserve	1 472.0	1981	IV	58°30'	25°47'	
Piiumetsa	Mire Reserve	5 820.0	1981				
Pirita jöe org	Landscape Reserve	550.0	1957	V			
Piusa river valley	Landscape Reserve	7 000.0	1957				
Rebala	Landscape Reserve	2 495.0	1987	V	59°27'	25°05'	
Saka - Ontika - Toila glint	Landscape Reserve	836.0	1939	V			
Sirtsi	Mire Reserve	2 853.0	1981	IV	59°15'	26°47'	
Sooma	National Park	36 700.0	1993	II			
Sämi - Kuristiku	Mire Reserve	1 339.0	1981	V	59°23'	26°40'	
Tagamoisa	Botanical Reserve	148.0	1957	V			
Tilleorg valley	Landscape Reserve	1 900.0	1957				
Tudu - Järvesoo	Mire Reserve	60 300.0	1981	IV			
Tuhu	Mire Reserve	2 771.0	1981	V	58°35'	23°50'	
Valgeraba	Mire Reserve	2 486.0	1981	IV	58°26'	25°14'	
Valgesoo	Mire Reserve	3 400.0	1981				
Viidumäe	Nature Reserve	1 873.0	1957	I, IV	58°18'	22°05'	
Vilsandi	National Park	18 155.0	1910	II	58°22'	21°53'	
Virtsu - Laelatu - Puhtu	Botanical - Zoological Reserve	3 609.0	1939	IV	58°35'	23°34'	
Virussaare	Botanical - Zoological Reserve	420.0	1957				
Vooremaa	Landscape Reserve	9 900.0	1964	IV	58°35'	26°40'	
Vöhandu river valley	Landscape Reserve	7 500.0	1964				
West Estonian Archipelago	Biosphere Reserve	156 007 400.0	1990				http:/www.hiiumaa.ee/bka
Ördi	Nature Reserve	5 043.0	1981	IV	58°23'	25°08'	
							
Sources:							
http://muhu.cs.helsinki.fi/Estonia							
World Conservation Monitoring Centre, http://www.wcmc.uk/							
HELCOM, 1996. Coastal and Marine Protected Areas in the Baltic Sea Region. Balt. Sea Environ. Proc. No. 63.							
Meiner, A. 1994. State of the nation: Estonia's national environmental information system. GIS Europe September 29-32.							
Peterson, K. and Jussi, F. (eds.) 1994. Nature Conservation in Estonia. General data and protected areas. Huma, Tallinn.