Gulf of Bothnia

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arm of the Baltic Sea
body of water
gulf
averageDepth about 60 m
borderingRegion northern Sweden
surface form: Norrland

Ostrobothnia
borderingSeaArea Sea of Åland
surface form: 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

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

Norrbotten County bordersBodyOfWater Gulf of Bothnia
Baltic Sea trade routes connects Gulf of Bothnia
Västerbotten County bordersBodyOfWater Gulf of Bothnia
Tornio landing location Gulf of Bothnia
Nordingrå locatedOn Gulf of Bothnia