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Oesel

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A marshy, well-wooded island at the mouth of the Gulf of Riga, in the Baltic, 45 m. long and 25 m. of average breadth; has some low hills and precipitous coasts; Arensburg, on the SE. shore, is the only town; Danish from 1559, the island passed to Sweden in 1645 and to Russia in 1721; the wealthier classes are of German descent.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Oesel'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​o/oesel.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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