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.

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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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bothnian Sea connectedTo Bothnian Bay
Baltic Sea hasPart Bothnian Bay
Gulf of Bothnia hasSubregion Bothnian Bay
Kemi locatedOnBodyOfWater Bothnian Bay