Baltic Sea - Wikipedia
WEBThe Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North and Central European Plain. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N …
Baltic Sea | Countries, Location, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEB5 days ago · Baltic Sea, arm of the North Atlantic Ocean, extending northward from the latitude of southern Denmark almost to the Arctic Circle and separating the Scandinavian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe. It is the …
Baltic Sea - WorldAtlas
WEBFeb 4, 2021 · The Baltic Sea is one of the seas of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the ocean’s 15th largest sea, covering an area of approximately 377,000 km 2. The sea is approximately 1,600 km long and 193 km wide and has a water volume of about 21,700 km 3.
Map of the Baltic Sea Region - Nations Online Project
WEBThe Baltic Sea is the largest expanse of brackish water in the world. The largest rivers are the Neva, the navigable Russian river that connects Lake Ladoga with the Neva Bay, the easternmost part of the Gulf of Finland. The Vistula, …
Baltic Sea summary | Britannica
WEBBaltic Sea, Sea, northern Europe. An arm of the Atlantic Ocean, connecting with the North Sea, it is about 1,000 mi (1,600 km) long, covers an area of about 149,000 sq mi (386,000 sq km), and has a maximum depth of about 1,500 ft (450 m).
Baltic Sea - European Commission - Oceans and fisheries
WEBBaltic Sea. The Baltic Sea is the youngest sea on the planet, almost enclosed, experiencing near-arctic conditions and is one of the world’s largest brackish waters. The Baltic Sea supports unique ecosystems but is severely affected by general threats like biodiversity loss and climate change, and by specific local pressures such as ...
Baltic Sea - New World Encyclopedia
WEBThe Baltic Sea is a semi-enclosed inland sea located in Northern Europe. Considered an arm of the Atlantic Ocean, it is connected to it via the Kattegat Strait, Skagerrak Strait, and the North Sea.
Baltic Sea - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBThe Baltic Sea is a sea in northern Europe between Scandinavia, Finland, Russia, the Baltic countries, Poland, and Germany. Many big rivers in the surrounding countries drain into the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Sea is connected to the ocean through the narrow and shallow Danish straits and belts.
Baltic Sea - Coastlines, Islands, Inlets | Britannica
WEBThe Baltic coastline of western Germany is one of shallow fjords and bays. Kiel lies at the head of one such inlet, south of the entrance to the Kiel (Baltic–North Sea) Canal, which runs through German territorial waters.
Baltic sea | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
WEBThe Baltic is a young sea, and is one of the world's most extraordinary, for the beauty and variety of the marine environment and its surrounding landscapes. Since the last Ice Age these waters have at different times been a wide strait, a large bay, a lake and now an inland sea connected to the open ocean only by narrow straits.
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