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fiogf49gjkf0d ESTONIA IS BOUNDED BY THE BALTIC SEA AND ON THE EAST BY
LAKE PEIPUS AND THE NARVA RIVER, IN THE SOUTH IT BORDERS
LATVIA,IN EAST WITH RUSSIA AND SWEDEN IS IN WESTERN SIDE
ESTONIA'S HAS AN AREA OF 45,100 SQ.KM. OF WHICH 9% IS MADE
UP OF 800 ISLANDS AND ISLETS. THE LARGER ISLANDS ARE
SAAREMAA AND HIIUMAA.THE ESTONIAN LANDSCAPE IS MADE UP OF
ROLLING HILLS AND NUMEROUS LAKES, RIVERS AND FORESTS. ONLY
A 10TH OF THE TERRITORY IS OVER 90 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
MOUNT MUNAMAGI IN THE SOUTHEAST, IS THE HIGHEST POINT IN
ESTONIA AT 318 METERS. LAKES OCCUPY ABOUT 5% OF THE TERRITORY
WITH THE LARGEST BEING LAKE PEIPUS HAVING A SURFACE AREA OF
3,548 SQ.KM.
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