Bothnian Bay
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Bothnian Bay is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea, located between Sweden and Finland and known for its cold, brackish waters and extensive winter ice cover.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arm of the Baltic Sea
ⓘ
bay ⓘ body of water ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Gulf of Bothnia
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf of Bothnia region
|
| connectedTo |
Bothnian Sea
ⓘ
Gulf of Bothnia ⓘ
surface form:
Kvarken
|
| countryOnShore |
Finland
ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ |
| formsNorthernPartOf | Gulf of Bothnia ⓘ |
| freezesOver | in winter ⓘ |
| hasArea | about 36,800 square kilometres ⓘ |
| hasAverageDepth | relatively shallow ⓘ |
| hasAverageSurfaceTemperature | low compared to southern Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | adapted to low salinity ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cold waters
ⓘ
extensive winter ice cover ⓘ |
| hasClimateInfluence | subarctic climate ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalFeature | transition zone between marine and freshwater ecosystems ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | shipping ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
effects of climate change on ice cover
ⓘ
sensitivity to pollution ⓘ |
| hasFishingActivity | commercial fishing ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalProcess | post-glacial isostatic uplift ⓘ |
| hasIceCoverDuration | several months per year ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Hailuoto
ⓘ
Seskarö ⓘ |
| hasMajorInflow |
Kalix River
ⓘ
Kemijoki ⓘ Lule River ⓘ Oulujoki ⓘ Torne River ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | about 146 metres ⓘ |
| hasNavigationCondition | icebreaker assistance often required in winter ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Kemi
ⓘ
Luleå ⓘ Oulu ⓘ Tornio ⓘ |
| hasSalinity | low salinity ⓘ |
| hasSalinityGradient | decreasing northwards ⓘ |
| hasSeaIceType | brackish sea ice ⓘ |
| hasShoreline |
Ostrobothnia
ⓘ
surface form:
Finnish coast of Ostrobothnia and Lapland
Swedish coast of Norrbotten and Västerbotten ⓘ |
| hasWaterType | brackish water ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Finland
ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Europe ⓘ |
| northernmostPartOf | Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| partOf | Baltic Sea ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.