Pihla-Kaibaldi Nature Reserve

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Pihla-Kaibaldi Nature Reserve is a nature reserve situated on Hiiumaa in western Estonia, in Hiiu County.

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Pihla-Kaibaldi Nature Reserve
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LocationEstonia
Nearest cityKärdla
Coordinates58°55′43″N 22°39′38″E
Area3,780 ha (9,300 acres)
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The nature reserve protects a variety of landscape types, like forested sand dunes, several different types of bogs and swamp woods. Estonia's largest area of loose sand (14 ha (35 acres)) is located in the reserve. The nature reserve is an important habitat for several threatened species, e.g. Bog Orchid, Fly Orchid and Brown Beak-Sedge.[1]

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