Baltic Proper

E37383

The Baltic Proper is the central, open-sea basin of the Baltic Sea, lying between the Gulf of Bothnia and the Danish straits and forming the main body of this brackish inland sea.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Baltic Proper canonical 4
Baltic Sea entrance 1
southern Baltic Sea 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marine region
sea basin
borderedBy Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Russia
Sweden
connectedTo Danish straits
Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of Finland
Gulf of Riga
Kattegat
forms main body of the Baltic Sea
hasBiodiversity brackish-water adapted species
hasClimate temperate
hasClimateInfluence continental climate
maritime climate
hasEnvironmentalIssue eutrophication
harmful algal blooms
hypoxia
pollution from agriculture
pollution from industry
hasFeature limited water exchange with North Sea
permanent halocline
seasonal sea ice in northern parts
strong vertical stratification
hasSalinity low salinity
hasSalinityRange approximately 6–8 PSU
hasSubstrate muddy seafloor
soft sediments
hasUse fisheries area
shipping route
isPartOf brackish inland sea system
locatedBetween Danish straits
Gulf of Bothnia
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin

Europe
Northern Europe
monitoredBy HELCOM
partOf Baltic Sea
receivesFreshwaterFrom Daugava River
Neman River
Oder River
Vistula River
multiple smaller rivers
waterType brackish

Referenced by (7)

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

Baltic Sea hasPart Baltic Proper
Bothnian Sea connectedTo Baltic Proper
Bornholm Basin locatedIn Baltic Proper
this entity surface form: southern Baltic Sea
Gotland Basin partOf Baltic Proper
Sea of Åland connects Baltic Proper
Fehmarn Belt locatedIn Baltic Proper
this entity surface form: western Baltic Sea
Peberholm locatedInBodyOfWater Baltic Proper
this entity surface form: Baltic Sea entrance