Gulf of Finland

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The Gulf of Finland is a long, narrow arm of the Baltic Sea bordered by Finland, Estonia, and Russia, leading eastward to the city of Saint Petersburg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arm of the sea
body of water
gulf
borderCity Helsinki
Kotka
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg

Tallinn
Vyborg
climate cold temperate
connectsTo Gulf of Bothnia via Baltic Sea
Gulf of Riga via Baltic Sea
Neva Bay
countryBorder Estonia
Finland
Russia
easternTerminusNear St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
freezesRegularly true
hasEnvironmentalIssue eutrophication
oil pollution risk
shipping-related pollution
hasInflow Jägala River
Kymi River
Luga River
Narva River
Neva River
Porvoonjoki
Sestra River
hasMajorIsland Aegna
Kronstadt
surface form: Kronstadt Island

Naissaar
Seiskari
Suursaari
hasMajorPort Helsinki
Kotka
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg

Tallinn
Vyborg
isImportantFor fishing
maritime transport
oil shipping
passenger ferry traffic
locatedIn Baltic Sea coast region
surface form: Baltic region

Eastern Europe
Northern Europe
partOf Baltic Sea
salinity brackish water
separates Estonia and Russia
Finland and Estonia
Finland and Russia
westernConnection Baltic Sea main basin

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Karelian Isthmus separates Gulf of Finland
Votic language spokenNear Gulf of Finland