The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North and Central European Plain. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 10°E to 30°E longitude. It is a shelf sea and marginal sea of the Atlantic with limited water exchange between the two, making it an inland sea. The Baltic Sea drains through the Danish straits into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, Great Belt and Little Belt. It includes the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland, the Gulf of Riga and the Bay of Gdańsk. The "Baltic Proper" is bordered on its northern edge, at latitude 60°N, by Åland and the Gulf of Bothnia, on its northeastern edge by the Gulf of Finland, on its eastern edge by the Gulf of Riga, and in the west by the Swedish part of the southern Scandinavian Peninsula.Wikipedia
TheBalticSea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North and Central European Plain. [3]The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 10°E to 30°E longitude. It is a shelf sea and marginal seaofthe Atlantic with limited water exchange between the two, making it an inland sea.
6 days agoBalticSea, arm of the North Atlantic Ocean, extending northward from the latitude of southern Denmark almost to the Arctic Circle and separating the Scandinavian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe.The largest expanse of brackish water in the world, the semienclosed and relatively shallow BalticSea is of great interest to scientists, while to historians it represents the economic ...
Jan 17, 2025Baltic states, northeastern region of Europe containing the countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, on the eastern shores of the BalticSea. TheBaltic states are bounded on the west and north by the BalticSea, which gives the region its name, on the east by Russia, on the southeast by Belarus, and on the southwest by Poland and an ...
The Littorina Sea was the last brackish water phase of the BalticSea. The latest brackish water phase of the BalticSea began when the Baltic was connected to the North Sea via the Danish straits, some 9,000 to 10,000 years ago. The actual brackish water phase began in the main basins of the BalticSea about 8,000 years ago.
ThehistoryoftheBalticSea from the 16th century to the middle of the 19th century must be considered from two perspectives: first, relations among the regional countries and peoples; and second, relations with the world outside the Baltic, whether foreign powers and regions or even other seas, for political, military, and trade matters. ...
The reach of the Limnea Sea differs little from the modern BalticSea [1]. The migration of today's typical freshwater species into Estonian waters began about 2,500 years ago. Since the beginning of the Limnea Sea stage, the sea water has become 5-8‰ fresher and the BalticSea has been constantly receding from the Estonian mainland.
From the Vikings to the EU the Baltic has been a Nordic Mediterranean, a shared maritime zone with distinct patterns of trade, cultural exchange, and conflict. ...
ThehistoryoftheBalticSea begins with the end of the ice age. Due to the slowly warming climate, the Scandinavian ice gradually melted. Then, about 14,000-12,000 years ago, a huge meltwater lake formed in the BalticSea basin. The ice continued to melt and, like a bathtub, the Baltic basin filled until it finally overflowed in a catastrophe ...
TheBaltic, as a great inland sea, has much in common with the Mediterranean. Each is of a size and complexity to ensure maximum interaction between the people living on its coasts. Each has only the narrowest outlet to the ocean, raising the enticing possibility of treating the sea as an inland lake within a single vast empire.
TheBalticSea Multiperspectivity project was supported by the European Union's programme "ERASMUS+". The European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be ...
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