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Irbe Strait, also known as Irben Strait ( et, Kura kurk, lv, Irbes jūras šaurums, liv, Sūr mer), forms the main exit out of the Gulf of Riga to the Baltic Sea, between the Irbe river, location map
on ''google.com/maps''. Its brown moor water constantly moves the largest sandbanks in its estuary. The river is used as spawning ground by
video by ''Free High-Quality Documentaries'' on ''youtube.com''. For cape Kolka, see 38'16 - 38'30. For
Irbe Strait, also known as Irben Strait ( et, Kura kurk, lv, Irbes jūras šaurums, liv, Sūr mer), forms the main exit out of the Gulf of Riga to the Baltic Sea, between the Sõrve Peninsula
Sõrve is a village in Harku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It has a population of 197 (as of 1 June 2010).
Sõrve was first mentioned in 1241 as ''Serueueræ'' village in the Danish Census Book
The Danish ...
forming the southern end of the island Saaremaa in Estonia and Courland Peninsula in Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
. It is wide at its narrowest point. A shipping channel has been dredged along its southern shore to allow larger ships to pass.
See also Saunags.
Irbe is also the name of a coastal river on Courland Peninsula. It follows the coastline of the Irbe strait, flowing south-west to north-east, reaching the Baltic sea in the Irbe strait near cape Kolka, in the Slītere national park
Slītere National Park ( lv, Slīteres nacionālais parks) is a national park in Talsi Municipality, Courland, on the west coast of Latvia. Although formally established in 2000, it is based on former Slītere Nature Reserve, one of the oldest n ...
.on ''google.com/maps''. Its brown moor water constantly moves the largest sandbanks in its estuary. The river is used as spawning ground by
brown trout
The brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') is a European species of salmonid fish that has been widely introduced into suitable environments globally. It includes purely freshwater populations, referred to as the riverine ecotype, ''Salmo trutta'' morph ...
s.The Baltic coastvideo by ''Free High-Quality Documentaries'' on ''youtube.com''. For cape Kolka, see 38'16 - 38'30. For
Slītere national park
Slītere National Park ( lv, Slīteres nacionālais parks) is a national park in Talsi Municipality, Courland, on the west coast of Latvia. Although formally established in 2000, it is based on former Slītere Nature Reserve, one of the oldest n ...
, see 38'31 - 38'42. For the Ilbe river brown moor waters reaching the sea, see 38'43 - 38'48. For the sandbanks, see 38'48 - 39'06. For brown trouts reproducing up river, see 39'06 - 39'33.
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Straits of the Baltic Sea Straits of Estonia Straits of Latvia Gulf of Riga Estonia–Latvia border International straits {{Latvia-geo-stub