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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Falster locatedIn Baltic Sea
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Iniö locatedIn Baltic Sea
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Pellinge locatedIn Baltic Sea
Lövö locatedIn Baltic Sea
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Irbe (historical coastal area in Latvia) locatedOn Baltic Sea
subject surface form: Irbe
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Fehmarnbelt Tunnel locatedIn Baltic Sea
Langeland Belt locatedIn Baltic Sea
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Luga Bay locatedIn Baltic Sea
Heiligenhafen locatedOn Baltic Sea
Holstein region hasCoastlineOn Baltic Sea
Eckernförde Bay locatedIn Baltic Sea
Damp locatedOn Baltic Sea
Damp hasCoastlineOn Baltic Sea
Waabs locatedOn Baltic Sea
Waabs hasCoastlineOn Baltic Sea
Timmendorfer Strand locatedOn Baltic Sea
Mielno locatedOn Baltic Sea
Dziwnów locatedOn Baltic Sea
Grömitz locatedOn Baltic Sea
Kellenhusen locatedOn Baltic Sea
Bay of Lübeck locatedIn Baltic Sea
Neustadt in Holstein locatedOn Baltic Sea