Bothnian Sea

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The Bothnian Sea is the southern part of the Gulf of Bothnia, a brackish water basin between Sweden and Finland that forms a northern arm of the Baltic Sea.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Sea of Åland 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf sea
water body
basinCountry Finland
Sweden
belongsTo Gulf of Bothnia system
connectedTo Baltic Proper
Bothnian Bay
Sea of Åland
surface form: Åland Sea
countryBorder Finland
Sweden
formsPartOf northern arm of the Baltic Sea
hasCharacteristic brackish basin between Sweden and Finland
northern extension of the Baltic Sea
semi-enclosed sea
hasInflowFrom rivers of Finland
rivers of Sweden
hasSalinity lower than open ocean salinity
hasShorelineOn Finland
Sweden
locatedIn Baltic Sea
Northern Europe
Scandinavia
locatedInMarineEcoregion Baltic Sea
surface form: Baltic Sea marine ecoregion
locatedOnContinent Europe
partOf Gulf of Bothnia
partOfHydrographicSystem Baltic Sea drainage basin
surface form: Baltic Sea basin
positionWithinGulfOfBothnia southern part
separates eastern coast of Sweden
western coast of Finland
waterType brackish water

Referenced by (6)

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

Åland Islands borderingWaterBody Bothnian Sea
this entity surface form: Sea of Åland
Bothnian Bay connectedTo Bothnian Sea
Gävle Municipality hasCoastlineOn Bothnian Sea
Gävleborg County hasCoastlineOn Bothnian Sea
Baltic Sea hasPart Bothnian Sea
Gulf of Bothnia hasSubregion Bothnian Sea