Gulf of Riga

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body of water gulf inlet

The Gulf of Riga is a large, shallow inlet of the Baltic Sea bordered mainly by Latvia and Estonia, known for its brackish waters, fishing grounds, and important shipping routes.

Aliases (1)

Riga Bay ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water → gulf → inlet →
area	approximately 18,000 square kilometres →
averageDepth	approximately 26 metres →
basinCountry	Estonia → Latvia → Sweden →
borderedBy	Courland Peninsula → Muhu Island NERFINISHED → Saaremaa Island → Vidzeme coast →
climate	temperate →
connectsTo	Baltic Sea →
connectsVia	Irbe Strait →
countryBorder	Estonia → Latvia → Sweden →
freezesOften	yes →
hasEcosystemType	brackish water ecosystem → coastal marine ecosystem →
hasPart	Irbe Strait → Riga Bay →
importantFor	maritime transport → regional fisheries → tourism →
knownFor	fishing grounds → important shipping routes → shallow waters →
locatedIn	Eastern Baltic region → Northern Europe →
locatedNearCity	Pärnu → Riga →
locatedOnCoastOf	Estonia → Latvia →
majorPort	Pärnu → Riga → Ventspils →
maximumDepth	approximately 67 metres →
partOf	Baltic Sea →
receivesRiver	Daugava River → Gauja River → Lielupe River → Pärnu River →
salinity	lower than open Baltic Sea → strongly influenced by river inflow →
seaCode	Baltic Sea sub-basin →
typicalIceCoverDuration	winter months →
waterType	brackish water →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Baltic Sea → Gulf of Riga ("Riga Bay") →	hasPart
Baltic Proper →	connectedTo
Daugava River →	flowsInto
Baltic Sea →	hasSeaIce
Daugava River →	mouth
Baltic states →	neighboringSeaRegion
European seas →	partOf
Saaremaa →	sea
Livonian language →	spokenAlong