Gulf of Bothnia

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arm of the Baltic Sea body of water gulf

The Gulf of Bothnia is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea, lying between Sweden and Finland and known for its brackish waters and extensive winter ice cover.

Aliases (3)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arm of the Baltic Sea → body of water → gulf →
averageDepth	about 60 m →
borderingRegion	Norrland → Ostrobothnia →
borderingSeaArea	Åland Sea →
connectsTo	Baltic Sea → Sea of Åland →
countryOnCoast	Finland → Sweden →
environmentalIssues	eutrophication → pollution from industry and forestry →
freezingFrequency	freezes almost every winter →
hasIslandGroup	Hailuoto → Holmön archipelago →
hasPort	Gävle → Luleå → Oulu → Sundsvall → Umeå → Vaasa →
hasSubregion	Bothnian Bay → Bothnian Sea → Quark Strait →
iceCoverDuration	several months each winter →
knownFor	brackish water → extensive winter ice cover →
length	about 725 km →
locatedBetween	Finland → Sweden →
locatedIn	Northern Europe →
majorRiverInflows	Kemijoki → Lule River → Tornionjoki → Ume River → Ångerman River →
maximumDepth	about 295 m →
northernmostPartOf	Baltic Sea →
oceanBasin	Atlantic Ocean →
partOf	Baltic Sea →
primaryEconomicActivities	fishing → forestry-related transport → shipping →
salinity	low salinity →
salinityGradient	salinity decreases from south to north →
typicalIceThickness	up to about 70 cm →
typicalSurfaceTemperatureSummer	about 15–20 °C →
typicalSurfaceTemperatureWinter	near 0 °C →
waterType	brackish →
width	up to about 240 km →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Baltic Proper → Bothnian Bay ("Kvarken") →	connectedTo
Bothnian Sea → European seas →	partOf
Bothnian Bay ("Gulf of Bothnia region") →	borderedBy
Åland Islands →	borderingWaterBody
Northern Sweden →	borders
Ostrobothnia →	bordersBodyOfWater
Bothnian Bay →	formsNorthernPartOf
Sweden →	hasCoastlineOn
Finland →	hasCoastOn
Baltic Sea →	hasPart
Svealand →	hasSeaCoastOn
Baltic Sea →	hasSeaIce
Baltic Proper →	locatedBetween
Tornio–Kemi area →	locatedNear
Turku and Pori Province ("Gulf of Bothnia coast") →	locatedOn
Kemi →	locatedOnBodyOfWater
Baltic campaign →	location
Baltic Ice Lake ("Gulf of Bothnia region") →	maximumExtent
Finnish Navy →	operatesIn