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Gulf of Riga

  • SaaremaaThe island known today as Saaremaa appeared in early medieval Scandinavian texts under the name Eysýsla. Old Norse speakers used this term to mean 'the…
  • DaugavaThe Daugava begins its journey in the Valdai Hills of Russia, close to where the Volga River also starts. This shared origin places two great waterways…