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Kaali Crater — Attraction in Saaremaa vald

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Kaali Crater
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Kaali is a group of nine meteorite craters in the village of Kaali on the Estonian island of Saaremaa. Most recent estimates put its formation shortly after 1530–1450 BC. It was created by an impact event and is one of the few impact events that has occurred in a populated area.
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Kaali Tavern / Kaali Trahter
Kaali allee, Kaali, 94143 Saare maakond, Estonia
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Kaali Meteoritics and Limestone Museum
Kaali, Pihtla, 94143 Saare maakond, Estonia
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Kaali Külastuskeskuse Hotell
Kaali küla, Pihtla vald, Kaali, 94102, Estonia
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Kaali Crater

Kaali, 94143 Saare County, Estonia
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Kaali is a group of nine meteorite craters in the village of Kaali on the Estonian island of Saaremaa. Most recent estimates put its formation shortly after 1530–1450 BC. It was created by an impact event and is one of the few impact events that has occurred in a populated area.

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attractions: , restaurants: Kaali Tavern / Kaali Trahter, local businesses: Kaali Meteoritics and Limestone Museum
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Kaali Tavern / Kaali Trahter

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It is a well-marked and developed place. even before the summer season you can buy various souvenirs: dishes and figurines made of stone. The car can be parked in the center of the village near the store. Next to the school well marked route after 5 minutes we come to the shore of the crater. The geological reserve in the village of Kaali covers the area around the place where about 7.5 thousand. years ago a large, at least 400 tons meteorite fell before the first people arrived on the island. striking Earth, he broke up, created several craters. The largest of them, the Kaalijärv lake (also called the "Sun's Tomb") has a diameter of 110 m and a depth of up to 6 m, it is filled with water. It is surrounded by a 16 m high shaft - so high the impact has thrown the earth out of the crater.

Jest to miejsce dobrze oznaczone i zagospodarowane. można tu nawet przed letnim sezonem kupić różne pamiątki: naczynia i figurki z kamienia. Samochód możemy zaparkować w centrum wioski koło sklepu. Dalej koło szkoły dobrze oznaczona trasą po 5 minutach dojdziemy na brzeg krateru. Rezerwat geologiczny w wiosce Kaali obejmuje obszar wokół miejsca, w które około 7,5 tys. lat temu spadł duży, ważący co najmniej 400 ton meteoryt, zanim pojawili się na wyspie pierwsi ludzie. uderzając w Ziemię rozpadł się, utworzył kilka kraterów. Największy z nich jezioro Kaalijärv (nazwany też „Grobem Słońca”) ma średnicę 110 m oraz głębokość do 6 m wypełnia go woda. Otacza go wał o wysokości 16 m – tak wysoko uderzenie wyrzuciło z...

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4,000 years ago, a meteorite originally weighing 400 to 10,000 tons is said to have entered the Earth's atmosphere from the northeast at a speed of 15 to 45 km/s. Due to the constant friction, it lost mass. The largest fragment weighed 20 to 80 tons and formed the Kaali meteorite crater. Additional, smaller fragments created eight secondary craters. The center of the crater is a pool of greenish water about 50 meters in diameter. It is surrounded by a 16 meter high earth wall with a diameter of around 110 meters. There are eight secondary craters in the area, which are significantly smaller with diameters between 15 and 40 meters. There are several myths among the population of Saaremaa about the formation of the craters. Out of horror at a sibling marriage, the meteorite is said to have devoured the wedding church. Another legend tells of a landowner who is said to have been swallowed up by the earth after an unrestrained orgy, complete with the estate and...

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Na otoku Saaremaa, 19 km od mesta Kuressaare je znana Kaali jezero, okoli katerega je bilo dolgo časa, vse vrste govoric in legend. Prevedeno iz estonskega "Kaali" pomeni "repa". Oblika znamenitega jezera je skoraj krožno, približno 60 metrov v premeru, in spodnji topografije spominja lijak. V bližini rezervoarja, ki se nahaja le nekaj kraterjev manjši. Po eni legendi, je jezero nastala zaradi Kaali junaka Suur-velikan Talu. V skladu z drugo različico - je nastala na mestu posestva, kjer živi z bratom in sestro. Nekega dne so se odločili, da bi dobili poročen, za njih bogovi kaznovali: v poročni obred nepremičnine pahnila v zemljo, in na njenem mestu in jezera. Skrivnost porekla rezervoarja znanstvenikov, ki se zanimajo v XIX. Prvi začel zanimati za to vprašanje je nemški geograf in geolog Lyutse, ki pa ni mogel rešiti uganko. Njegov rojak znanstvenik Wangenheim hipotezo vulkanskega izvora Lake Kaali. Ruski akademik EI Eichwald verjel, da je vodno telo ni ustvarila narava, ustvarili umetno - človeške roke. Kasneje je bilo še eno zanimivo hipotezo - Kras, inženir Reynvalda. Verjel je, da je jezero dolguje svoj izvor v podzemni reki, ki v daljšem obdobju erodirane skale. In na neki točki, zemlja propadel, tvorijo kraški depresiji. Torej veliko različic, se je zdelo, skrivnost ni rešen nikoli! Leta 1927 je estonska rudarski inženir Ivan Reynvald prišel do jezera za vrtanje: to je mislil, da mora biti na območju ribnika depoziti soli. Delavci prišel uzhё do globine 60 metrov, vendar ni mogel najti ničesar in je bil približno za dokončanje študija. Vendar pa je bil Reynvald zelo zanima jezeru, njeno obliko. Opozoril je na veličastni okolici vyvorochennye koščkih dolomita in apnenca. Kot če je strašna sila stepeno in jih zmešajte v sekundi. S študijem vse vrste literature, je bilo predlagano, da je nastalo jezero v mestu Kaali kraterju meteorit, ki je padel na Zemljo, potem ko dolgo časa nazaj. Podpirajo to hipotezo ni bilo veliko. Dolgo časa je skušal najti koščke meteorit, vendar je bilo zaman. Ampak leta 1937, inženir odločil za obisk znamenitega jezera v zadnjem času. In ta čas, sreča se mu je nasmehnila. Raziskovanje Sami majhen krater sejanje zemlje Reynvaldu uspelo najti nekaj ducat pokvarjene kosov železa. Analiza teh fragmentov v Talinu potrdili teorijo Ivan Aleksandrovič. Nazadnje je skrivnost rešena jezero! Še mnogo let kasneje, so znanstveniki prišli do zaključka, da so kraterji Kaali nastalega izpred 2500 do 7500 let. Veliko železa meteorit, ki tehta 400 ton, preden doseže Zemljo, razdeljena na več delov. So izkopali v zemljo s hitrostjo 20 km / s. Največji krater, ki ostane od udarca in...

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Andreas PflegerAndreas Pfleger
4,000 years ago, a meteorite originally weighing 400 to 10,000 tons is said to have entered the Earth's atmosphere from the northeast at a speed of 15 to 45 km/s. Due to the constant friction, it lost mass. The largest fragment weighed 20 to 80 tons and formed the Kaali meteorite crater. Additional, smaller fragments created eight secondary craters. The center of the crater is a pool of greenish water about 50 meters in diameter. It is surrounded by a 16 meter high earth wall with a diameter of around 110 meters. There are eight secondary craters in the area, which are significantly smaller with diameters between 15 and 40 meters. There are several myths among the population of Saaremaa about the formation of the craters. Out of horror at a sibling marriage, the meteorite is said to have devoured the wedding church. Another legend tells of a landowner who is said to have been swallowed up by the earth after an unrestrained orgy, complete with the estate and partying party.
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Kaali Crater - a big hole! Nearby, there’s a school and the Kaali Visitor Centre to explore.
Kaupo LepaseppKaupo Lepasepp
Must visit. Truly unique sight - the meteorite crater is large enough to have an impact on the visitor and small enough to grasp the force and uniqueness of the event some 3-4,000 years ago. Visit also the visiting centre and museum to understand more of the impact and the cultural influence it had on people witnessing and later - when iron was found - benefiting from the event. There is a nice walkpath on the height surrounding the crater, and one can walk down to the waterline.
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4,000 years ago, a meteorite originally weighing 400 to 10,000 tons is said to have entered the Earth's atmosphere from the northeast at a speed of 15 to 45 km/s. Due to the constant friction, it lost mass. The largest fragment weighed 20 to 80 tons and formed the Kaali meteorite crater. Additional, smaller fragments created eight secondary craters. The center of the crater is a pool of greenish water about 50 meters in diameter. It is surrounded by a 16 meter high earth wall with a diameter of around 110 meters. There are eight secondary craters in the area, which are significantly smaller with diameters between 15 and 40 meters. There are several myths among the population of Saaremaa about the formation of the craters. Out of horror at a sibling marriage, the meteorite is said to have devoured the wedding church. Another legend tells of a landowner who is said to have been swallowed up by the earth after an unrestrained orgy, complete with the estate and partying party.
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Must visit. Truly unique sight - the meteorite crater is large enough to have an impact on the visitor and small enough to grasp the force and uniqueness of the event some 3-4,000 years ago. Visit also the visiting centre and museum to understand more of the impact and the cultural influence it had on people witnessing and later - when iron was found - benefiting from the event. There is a nice walkpath on the height surrounding the crater, and one can walk down to the waterline.
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