Baltic Sea

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brackish sea inland sea marginal sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea in Northern Europe bordered by countries such as Sweden, Finland, Russia, and Poland, known for its low salinity, busy shipping routes, and environmental sensitivity.

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Statements (109)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	brackish sea → inland sea → marginal sea →
area	about 377000 square kilometers →
averageDepth	about 55 meters →
averageSalinity	about 7 PSU →
basinCountry	Denmark → Estonia → Finland → Germany → Latvia → Lithuania → Norway → Poland → Russia → Sweden →
borderedBy	Baltic states → Central Europe → Scandinavia →
borderedByCountry	Denmark → Estonia → Finland → Germany → Latvia → Lithuania → Norway → Poland → Russia → Sweden →
climate	temperate →
connectedBy	Danish Straits → Kattegat → Skagerrak →
connectedTo	North Sea →
formedDuring	Holocene →
freezesInWinter	partially →
governedBy	HELCOM → Helsinki Commission →
hasEnvironmentalIssue	algal blooms → eutrophication → hypoxia → industrial pollution → invasive species → marine litter → overfishing → pollution from agriculture → shipping pollution →
hasInflow	Daugava River → Neman River → Neva River → Oder River → Vistula River → numerous rivers →
hasIsland	Bornholm → Gotland → Hiiumaa → Rügen → Saaremaa → Åland Islands → Öland →
hasOutflow	Kattegat →
hasPart	Arkona Basin → Baltic Proper → Bay of Gdańsk → Bornholm Basin → Bothnian Bay → Bothnian Sea → Gotland Basin → Gulf of Bothnia → Gulf of Finland → Gulf of Riga →
hasResource	fish stocks → offshore wind potential →
hasSeaIce	Gulf of Bothnia → Gulf of Finland → Gulf of Riga →
knownFor	busy shipping routes → environmental sensitivity → eutrophication problems → low salinity → seasonal sea ice →
locatedIn	Europe → Northern Europe →
majorPort	Copenhagen → Gdańsk → Gdynia → Helsinki → Klaipėda → Lübeck → Riga → Rostock → Saint Petersburg → Stockholm → Szczecin → Tallinn →
maximumDepth	about 459 meters →
partOf	Atlantic Ocean →
precededBy	Ancylus Lake → Baltic Ice Lake → Littorina Sea → Yoldia Sea →
salinity	low →
subjectTo	Helsinki Convention →
usedFor	energy production → fishing → maritime transport → tourism →
volume	about 21000 cubic kilometers →
waterType	brackish →

Referenced by (243)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Kolberg (1945) → Chałupy → Duchy of Mecklenburg → East Prussia → Estonia → Gdańsk → Gdynia → Hel → Hel Fortress → Hel lighthouse → Helsinki → Jastarnia → Kaliningrad Oblast → Klaipėda → Königsberg → Lithuania → Lübeck → Naval Base Świnoujście → Orłowo → Polish coastal defenses → Pomeranian Voivodeship → Riga → Rostock → Sopot → St. Petersburg ("Gulf of Finland") → St. Petersburg → Tallinn → Turku → Tyresö Municipality → Vaxholm Municipality → Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft National Park → Vyborg →	locatedOn
Arkona Basin → Bay of Gdańsk → Bornholm → Bornholm Basin → Bothnian Sea → Djurgården ("Baltic Sea (inner waterways)") → European continental shelf → Gotland → Gotland Basin → Hel Peninsula → Hiiumaa → Island of Usedom → Kiel Bay → Kotlin Island → Puck Bay → Puck Bay ("southern Baltic Sea") → Rügen → Saaremaa → Stralsund – Nordvorpommern – Rügen ("Baltic Sea region") → Visby → Åland Islands → Öland →	locatedIn
Duchy of Mecklenburg → East Germany → East Prussia → Germania → Governorate of Livonia → Jutland Peninsula → Lidingö Municipality → Nordic → North German Plain → Northern Europe → Northwestern FD → Polish People’s Republic → Pomerania → Province of West Prussia → Stralsund – Nordvorpommern – Rügen → Turku and Pori Province → Värmdö Municipality →	borderedBy
Askainen → Haninge Municipality → Mecklenburg-Vorpommern → Nacka Municipality → Norrtälje Municipality → Northern Poland → Northwestern Federal District → Nynäshamn Municipality → Rügen → Sweden → Södermanland County → Turku and Pori Province → Uppsala County → Vaxholm Municipality → Öland → Österåker Municipality →	hasCoastlineOn
Baltic Ice Lake ("Baltic Sea basin") → Baltic Proper → Bay of Gdańsk → Bornholm Basin → Bothnian Bay → European seas → Gulf of Bothnia → Gulf of Finland → Gulf of Riga → Kiel Bay → Neva Bay → Neva River ("Baltic Sea basin") → Seurasaarenselkä →	partOf
Baltic Sea coast region → Fennoscandia → Hanko Peninsula → Northern Germany → Northern Poland → Northwest Russia → Northwestern Federal Okrug → Scandinavia → Stockholm County → Södermanland County → Uppsala County → Zealand →	borders
Danish Navy → Finnish Navy → German Navy → NATO naval forces → Polish Navy → Russian Navy → Working Group on Maritime Activities → Working Group on Response to Incidents Involving Harmful Substances →	operatesIn
Atlantic Ocean → Lake Onega → North Sea → Stockholm → White Sea →	connectedTo
Finland → Latvia → Northwestern Federal Okrug → Schleswig-Holstein → Södertälje Municipality →	hasCoastOn
Leningrad → Monplaisir Palace → Samson Fountain → Sea Towers → Szczecin →	locatedNear
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern → Pomeranian Voivodeship → Scandinavian Peninsula → Southwest Finland →	bordersBodyOfWater
European inland shipping network → Gulf of Bothnia → Gulf of Riga → Lake Mälaren →	connectsTo
Naval Base Hel → Port of Stockholm → Redłowo → Śródmieście (Gdynia) →	locatedOnBodyOfWater
Daugava River → Oder River → Venta → Vistula River →	mouth
Baltic Sea Action Plan → Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area → Helsinki Convention →	appliesTo
European Russia → Northwestern Federal District → Russia →	bordersSea
Baltic Fleet (Soviet Union) → Reichsmarine → Viking ship →	operatedIn
Atlantic cod → Free City of Danzig ("Baltic Sea region") → Gutasaga →	region
HELCOM → HELCOM ("Baltic Sea catchment area") → Scandinavia–Russia transport corridor ("Baltic Sea region") →	regionServed
Kriegsmarine High Command → Working Group on the State of the Environment and Nature Conservation →	appliesToJurisdiction
Ancylus Lake ("Baltic Sea basin") → Yoldia Sea ("Baltic basin") →	basin
Kemi → Nynäshamn Municipality →	coast
Kattegat → Øresund →	connectsBodyOfWater
Belarus ("Baltic Sea basin") → Lake Ladoga ("Baltic Sea basin") →	drainageBasin
Daugava River → Oder River →	flowsInto
Hel Peninsula railway line → Voivodeship road 216 →	followsCoastOf
Tyresö Municipality → Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft National Park →	hasCoastline
Eastern Europe → Svealand →	hasSeaCoastOn
Funen → Hiiumaa →	locatedInBodyOfWater
Baltic campaign → Crimean War →	location
Bothnian Bay → Gulf of Bothnia →	northernmostPartOf
Rügen → Åland Islands →	sea
Poland → Republic of Poland →	seaBorder
Bornholm →	borderedBySea
Volga River →	connectedByCanalTo
Skagerrak →	connectedWaterBody
Norrström →	connectsWaterBody
Oder River →	dischargeLocation
Swedish Empire →	dominantSea
Scandinavian Mountains →	drainageDivideFor
Neman River →	emptiesInto
Eastern Front (World War I) →	extendsFrom
Øresund →	flowsFrom
Norrström →	flowsTo
Atlantic herring →	foundIn
Advisory Opinion on the Treatment of Polish Nationals in Danzig ("Baltic Sea region") →	geographicalContext
Free City of Danzig →	hadAccessTo
Second Polish Republic →	hadPortAccess
Northern Poland →	hasClimateInfluence
Hel →	hasSea
Central Europe →	hasSeaAccess
Schleswig-Holstein →	hasSeaBorder
Grand Palace (Peterhof) →	hasView
Russian Federation Exclusive Economic Zone →	includesSeaArea
Kiel Bay ("western Baltic Sea") →	isPartOfSeaArea
Riga →	isPortCityOn
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ("Baltic Sea coastline") →	knownFor
Bothnian Sea ("Baltic Sea marine ecoregion") →	locatedInMarineEcoregion
Hiiumaa →	locatedInSea
Port of Copenhagen →	locatedOnWaterbody
Neman River →	mouthLocatedIn
Norrström →	mouthLocation
Baltic Ice Lake →	namedAfter
Russian Empire →	navalAccess
Thomas Foley →	navalTheater
Gdynia Maritime University →	near
Helsinki Commission →	operatesInRegion
Zinovy Rozhestvensky →	placeOfActivity
Pohjanmaa-class corvette →	primaryOperatingArea
Gutes →	primaryRegion
Russian circumnavigation expedition on the Rurik →	route
Jutland Peninsula →	seaToSoutheast
German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen →	servedIn
Baltic states →	sharesBorderWithSea
Obrona Helu →	significantPlace
inner German border →	startPoint
Soviet Navy →	theater
War of the Fourth Coalition →	theatre
Vikings →	tradeNetwork
Neva River →	tributaryOf
Russian Plain →	westernBoundary
Северо-Западный федеральный округ ("Балтийское море") →	имеет выход к морю