Hogland
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Hogland (Russian: Гогланд; Finnish: Suursaari; Swedish: Hogland, Estonian: Suursaar, German: Hochland) is an island in the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, located some 180 km west of Saint Petersburg and 35 km away from the coast of Finland. The island is a part of the Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The area of Hogland Island is approximately 21 km². The highest point of the island is 173 m.
During the Great Northern War, the Action of 22 July 1713 took place near the island. The Battle of Hogland between the Russian and Swedish fleets took place off shore in 1788. It is also known as a place where the very first radio contact took place on February 6, 1900 under the supervision of Alexander Popov. (The time and details of this latter event, however, varies slightly in different sources)
On the hill Mäkiinpäällys in the island are two of the points in the Struve Geodetic Arc.
Hogland has been inhabited by Finns as long as it is known to have been populated. (At least since the 16th century, apart from occasional seal hunters and fishermen since the stone age). Between 1809–1944 the island was part of Finland as a township in Viipuri province. In World War II the inhabitants were evacuated, and the island fell into Soviet hands. Since that time, the main village, Suurkylä (in Russian maps now Суркюля, Surkyulya), has been leveled to the ground and replaced with modern dwellings for a fishing kolkhoz.
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