GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Baltic Sea
The Baltic occupies a shallow basin between Scandinavia and the European mainland. Large river inputs and restricted exchange through the Danish straits make its water much less saline than the open Atlantic.
Fast Facts
- Its nine coastal states are Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Finland and Sweden.
- The gulfs of Bothnia, Finland and Riga form distinct arms of the Baltic system.
- Ocean exchange passes through the Danish straits, Kattegat and Skagerrak to the North Sea.
Connected lessons
- Baltic SeaMap, explanation and practice
Geographical connections
- Gulf of BothniaRelated places
- Gulf of FinlandRelated places
- Gulf of RigaRelated places
- KattegatRelated places
- North SeaRelated places
- White SeaRelated places
- Kiel CanalRelated places
- SkagerrakRelated places
- Vistula RiverRelated places
- Oder RiverRelated places
- Scandinavian MountainsRelated places
- Lake LadogaRelated places
- Lake OnegaRelated places
- Baltic statesRelated places