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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Bay of Pomerania partOf Baltic Sea
Bay of Pomerania locatedIn Baltic Sea
this entity surface form: southern Baltic Sea
Bay of Pomerania connectedTo Baltic Sea
Słupsk Coast locatedOn Baltic Sea
Słupsk Coast bodyOfWater Baltic Sea
Tahkuna Lighthouse locatedOn Baltic Sea
Nynäshamn harbour locatedOn Baltic Sea
Nynäshamn harbour waterbody Baltic Sea
Kingdom of Sweden borderSea Baltic Sea
Löttorp locatedOn Baltic Sea
Löttorp hasNearbySea Baltic Sea
Dueodde Beach locatedIn Baltic Sea
Dueodde Beach hasView Baltic Sea
Hiddensee locatedIn Baltic Sea
Port of Władysławowo locatedOn Baltic Sea
Lake Gardno locatedNear Baltic Sea
Stora Värtan partOf Baltic Sea
Gustavsberg locatedNear Baltic Sea
Kalvfjärden Bay locatedIn Baltic Sea
Stegesund-Hästholmen locatedIn Baltic Sea
Greifswald locatedNear Baltic Sea
Pregel River drainageBasin Baltic Sea
Polish–German border hasTripointWith Baltic Sea
this entity surface form: Baltic Sea maritime boundary
Visby locatedOnBodyOfWater Baltic Sea
Trinntorp hasCoastlineOn Baltic Sea
Viadrus riverMouth Baltic Sea
Vaxön surroundedBy Baltic Sea
Kullö locatedIn Baltic Sea
Słupia flowsInto Baltic Sea
Słupia mouthLocation Baltic Sea
Słupia dischargesTo Baltic Sea
Operation Hannibal location Baltic Sea
Curonian Lagoon partOf Baltic Sea
Curonian Lagoon separatedFrom Baltic Sea
Curonian Lagoon outflow Baltic Sea
Tynningö locatedInWaterBody Baltic Sea
Szczecin Lagoon locatedOn Baltic Sea
Niemen (Polish) emptiesInto Baltic Sea
subject surface form: Niemen
Niemen (Polish) riverMouthLocation Baltic Sea
subject surface form: Niemen
Oxelösund hasCoastlineOn Baltic Sea
Pomeranian Bay partOf Baltic Sea
Pomeranian Bay locatedIn Baltic Sea
this entity surface form: southern Baltic Sea