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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Riga locatedOn Baltic Sea
Riga isPortCityOn Baltic Sea
Klaipėda locatedOn Baltic Sea
Estonia locatedOn Baltic Sea
Gotland locatedIn Baltic Sea
Gotland locatedIn Baltic Sea
subject surface form: Visby
Kemi coast Baltic Sea
Baltic Ice Lake partOf Baltic Sea
this entity surface form: Baltic Sea basin
Baltic Ice Lake namedAfter Baltic Sea
Öland locatedIn Baltic Sea
Öland hasCoastlineOn Baltic Sea
Bornholm locatedIn Baltic Sea
Bornholm borderedBySea Baltic Sea
Rügen locatedIn Baltic Sea
Rügen hasCoastlineOn Baltic Sea
Rügen sea Baltic Sea
Vistula River mouth Baltic Sea
Saaremaa locatedIn Baltic Sea
Nordic borderedBy Baltic Sea
Åland Islands locatedIn Baltic Sea
Åland Islands sea Baltic Sea
Northern Europe borderedBy Baltic Sea
Hiiumaa locatedIn Baltic Sea
Hiiumaa locatedInBodyOfWater Baltic Sea
Hiiumaa locatedInSea Baltic Sea
Värmdö Municipality borderedBy Baltic Sea
East Germany borderedBy Baltic Sea
Tyresö Municipality locatedOn Baltic Sea
Nynäshamn Municipality coast Baltic Sea
Vaxholm Municipality locatedOn Baltic Sea
Pomeranian Voivodeship locatedOn Baltic Sea
Ancylus Lake basin Baltic Sea
this entity surface form: Baltic Sea basin
Yoldia Sea basin Baltic Sea
this entity surface form: Baltic basin
Uppsala County borders Baltic Sea
Uppsala County hasCoastlineOn Baltic Sea
Szczecin locatedNear Baltic Sea
Södermanland County borders Baltic Sea
Oder River mouth Baltic Sea
Oder River flowsInto Baltic Sea
Oder River dischargeLocation Baltic Sea