Baltic Sea

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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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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
Northern Europe
surface form: Scandinavia
borderedByCountry Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Poland
Russia
Sweden
climate temperate
connectedBy Kattegat
surface form: 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
St. Petersburg
surface form: 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 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
surface form: Helsinki Convention
usedFor energy production
fishing
maritime transport
tourism
volume about 21000 cubic kilometers
waterType brackish

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Sopot Pier locatedOn Baltic Sea
Grand Hotel Sopot hasView Baltic Sea
Wolin National Park locatedOn Baltic Sea
Wolin National Park borderedBy Baltic Sea
Kapellskär Port bodyOfWater Baltic Sea
Mecklenburg-Schwerin borderedBy Baltic Sea
Gärdet hasViewOf Baltic Sea
German battleship SMS König theaterOfOperations Baltic Sea
subject surface form: SMS König
Hanko locatedOnBodyOfWater Baltic Sea
Western Dvina River mouth Baltic Sea
Western Dvina River emptiesInto Baltic Sea
Stettin locatedNear Baltic Sea
German battleship SMS Markgraf navalTheatre Baltic Sea
subject surface form: SMS Markgraf
Western USSR borderedBy Baltic Sea
Bałtyk Gdynia namedAfter Baltic Sea
Slussen locatedBy Baltic Sea
Huczwa River isInDrainageBasinOf Baltic Sea
SZFO bordersSea Baltic Sea
Nordingrå hasCoastline Baltic Sea
Działki Leśne (district of Gdynia) locatedNear Baltic Sea
subject surface form: Działki Leśne
Sambia Peninsula locatedOn Baltic Sea
Battle of Gangut location Baltic Sea
Kockums AB regionServed Baltic Sea
Котлин находитсяВ Baltic Sea
this entity surface form: Балтийское море
Dnieper trade route terminus Baltic Sea
PRL borderedBy Baltic Sea
subject surface form: Polish People's Republic
Trelleborg locatedOn Baltic Sea
Vantaa locatedNear Baltic Sea
Port of Świnoujście locatedOn Baltic Sea