Gdańsk Bay or the Bay of Gdańsk (Polish: Zatoka Gdańska; Kashubian: Gduńskô Hôwinga; Russian: Гданьская бухта), also known as Danzig Bay (German: Danziger Bucht), is a southeastern bay of the Baltic Sea. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Kashubian or Cassubian (Kashubian kaszëbsczi jãzëk, pòmòrsczi jãzëk, kaszëbskò-słowińskô mòwa; język kaszubski is one of Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. It is named after the adjacent port city of Gdańsk (Danzig) in Poland and it is sometimes referred to as a gulf. Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
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Geography
The western part of Gdańsk Bay is formed by the shallow waters of the Bay of Puck. The Bay of Puck or Puck Bay (Zatoka Pucka Pùckô Hôwiga historically also known as the Bay of Putzig (Putziger Wiek is a shallow western branch of the The southeastern part is the Vistula Lagoon, separated by the Vistula Spit and connected to the open sea by the Strait of Baltiysk. The Vistula Lagoon (Zalew Wiślany or Zatoka Fryska in 1910 Калининградский залив or Kaliningradskiy Zaliv; Frisches Haff Aismarės is a The Vistula Spit (Mierzeja Wiślana Балтийская коса Frische Nehrung is a spit, or peninsular stretch of land which cuts the Vistula Lagoon off The Strait of Baltiysk is the strait in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.
The bay is enclosed by a large curve of the shores of Gdańsk Pomerania in Poland (Cape Rozewie, Hel Peninsula) and the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia (Sambian Peninsula). This article is about the modern region For the medieval duchy see Pomeranian duchies and dukes Gdańsk Pomerania (Pomorze Gdańskie or Eastern Pomerania Rozewie is a Headland (cape in Poland It's one of Extreme points of Poland - the most northern part of Poland - although that claim can vary depending on a Hel Peninsula ( Mierzeja Helska Półwysep Helski Hélskô Sztremlëzna Halbinsel Hela or Putziger Nehrung) is a 35-km-long Sand bar Peninsula Kaliningrad Oblast (Калинингра́дская о́бласть Kaliningradskaya oblast; informally called Yantarny kray (ru Янта́рный край meaning Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Sambia (Земландский полуостров Zemlandsky poluostrov) or Samland ( is a Peninsula in the Kaliningrad Oblast of The coast of the bay features two very long sandspits, the Hel peninsula and the Vistula Spit. Hel Peninsula ( Mierzeja Helska Półwysep Helski Hélskô Sztremlëzna Halbinsel Hela or Putziger Nehrung) is a 35-km-long Sand bar Peninsula The Vistula Spit (Mierzeja Wiślana Балтийская коса Frische Nehrung is a spit, or peninsular stretch of land which cuts the Vistula Lagoon off The first one defines the Bay of Puck, the latter one defines the Vistula Lagoon.
The maximum depth is 120 meters, and it has a salinity 0. Salinity is the Saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of Water. 7%.
The major ports and coastal cities are Kaliningrad, Gdańsk, Gdynia, Puck, Sopot, Hel, Primorsk, and Baltiysk. Kaliningrad (Калининград is a Seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian Exclave between Poland Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Gdynia (Gdingen (until 1939 Gotenhafen (1939-1945 Gdiniô is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important Seaport Puck (Pùck Putzig Pucka is a Town in northwestern Poland with 11350 inhabitants Sopot (Zoppot Kashubian: Sopòt) is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland for other meanings see also the disambiguation page Hela Hel ( Kashubian Hél, German Hela) is Primorsk, prior to 1945 known by its German name Fischhausen (Примо́рск Fischhausen Žuvininkai/Skanavikas Rybaki is an Urban-type settlement in Baltiysk (Балти́йск prior to 1945 known by its German name Pillau (Piława Piliava is a Russian seaport town in Kaliningrad Oblast The main rivers of Gdańsk Bay are the Pregolya and the Vistula. The Pregolya or Pregola (Преголя Pregel Prieglius is a River in the Russian Kaliningrad Oblast exclave The bay receives the waters of the Vistula directly via three branches — the Leniwka, the Śmiała Wisła, and the Martwa Wisła — and indirectly via the Vistula Lagoon with two branches, the Nogat and the Szkarpawa. The Leniwka is a River, one of the branches of the Vistula. It flows in Poland to Gdańsk Bay, forming the southern border of Ostrow Island The Śmiała Wisła is a River branch of the Vistula in Poland flowing to Gdańsk Bay. The Martwa Wisla is a River, one of the branches of the Vistula. The Vistula Lagoon (Zalew Wiślany or Zatoka Fryska in 1910 Калининградский залив or Kaliningradskiy Zaliv; Frisches Haff Aismarės is a The Nogat is a Distributary of the Vistula River in Poland. The Nogat flows into the Vistula Lagoon. The Szkarpawa is a River, in the Vistula delta, one of the branches of Vistula.
History
The bay was the setting of a naval battle during the Invasion of Poland (1939), leading into World War II. The Invasion of Poland (1939 precipitated World War II. It was carried out by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small German-allied World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
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