Cape Kolka

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Cape Kolka
Livonian: Kūolka nanā, Latvian: Kolkasrags
Cape Kolka
Coordinates	57°45′32.2″N 22°36′17.1″E / 57.758944°N 22.604750°E / 57.758944; 22.604750Coordinates: 57°45′32.2″N 22°36′17.1″E / 57.758944°N 22.604750°E / 57.758944; 22.604750
Offshore water bodies	Irbe Strait, Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea
Elevation	2 metres (6 ft 7 in)

Kolka Signpost

Cape Kolka (Livonian: Kūolka nanā, Latvian: Kolkasrags, Old High German: Domesnes, Russian: Колка or мыс Домеснес) is a cape on the Baltic Sea, near the entry to Gulf of Riga, on the Livonian coast, in the Courland Peninsula of Latvia. The cape is surrounded by the Irbe Strait (Irbes šaurums) which serves as the natural border with Estonia. Cape Kolka represents the north-western limit of the Gulf of Riga. East of the cape is the island of Ruhnu (Estonia) that lies in the middle of the Gulf.

Near the cape is Kolka lighthouse and the village of Kolka. There is a line of picturesque old Livonian settlements along the Baltic Sea shore, including Vaide, Saunags, Pitrags, Košrags and Sīkrags.

See also[]

• Livonian people
• Livonian coast
• Kolka Lighthouse

External links[]

• Website of Kolka
• Website of Cape Kolka

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