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- proper noun The
inland body ofwater that is part of theBaltic Sea ineastern Europe and is nearLatvia andEstonia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an inlet of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia
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Between Esthonia and Courland is the Gulf of Riga, a shallow inlet of roughly circular form, about 100 m. in diameter, and nowhere more than 27 fathoms deep.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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City: Worme; (17) Courland, on the Gulf of Riga, with the city of
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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LŸbeck and crossed the Baltic, entering the River DŸna from what is now called the Gulf of Riga.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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Just above or eastward of that point, where the German-Russian frontier touches the shore, the Baltic curls into a dent, 100 miles deep, forming the Gulf of Riga.
The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) The War Begins, Invasion of Belgium, Battle of the Marne Francis Trevelyan Miller 1902
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Oct. 17 -- Russians defeated in a naval engagement in the Gulf of Riga.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights Kelly Miller 1901
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At any rate, we know for certain that British submarines have made their way into the Baltic, a "sea change" extremely disquieting to the Germans, who, for the rest, have suffered in a naval scrap in the Gulf of Riga with the Russians.
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-- Oesel and Dago, Russian islands in Gulf of Riga, captured by
History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War Richard Joseph Beamish 1895
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Opposite its western coast lie numerous large islands, the most important of which are Dagö and Oesel; these islands nearly close the north-west corner of the Gulf of Riga.
The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country 1878
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Saaremaa, Kihnu, which was hidden in the Gulf of Riga, had no strategic potential, so the
The St. Petersburg Times By Sergey Chernov 2010
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Located in the Kihnu Strait in the Gulf of Riga, Kihnu is now accessible by ferry from the port of Munalaid (50 minutes) or P? rnu (2 hours 15 minutes).
The St. Petersburg Times By Sergey Chernov 2010
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