Hiiumaa Island
Tahkuna peninsula is the most northern part of Hiiumaa
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| Location | Baltic Sea |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 58°52′N 22°35′E / 58.867°N 22.583°E |
| Archipelago | West Estonian archipelago |
| Area | 989 km2 (382 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Highest point | Tornimägi |
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Estonia
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| County | Hiiu County |
| Largest settlement | Kärdla (pop. 3,287 (01.01.2012)) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 8,582 |
| Pop. density | 8.7 /km2 (22.5 /sq mi) |
Hiiumaa (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈhiːumɑː]; German & Swedish: Dagö; Danish: Dagø; Finnish: Hiidenmaa) is the second largest island (989 km²) in Estonia. It is in the Baltic Sea, north of the island of Saaremaa, part of the West Estonian archipelago. Its largest town is Kärdla. Along with several smaller neighboring islands, the island makes up Hiiu County; one of the 15 counties of Estonia.
The Hiiu Shoal (Nekmangrund) is located located off the northwestern shore of Hiiumaa Island.
Hiiumaa is the main island of Hiiu County, called Hiiumaa or Hiiu maakond in Estonian. The Swedish and German name of the island is Dagö ("Day" island), Dagø in Danish — a calque of its old Finnish name Päivänsalo ("Day" island); compare Ösel (Yösalo – night island) for Saaremaa. In modern Finnish, it is called Hiidenmaa, literally Hiisi's Land. In Old Gutnish, it was Dagaiþ (day isthmus), from which the local North Germanic name "Daë" is derived.
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