The Swedish Prime Minister has said the Baltic Sea is now a “high risk” zone as he met Nordic and Baltic leaders’ days after a suspected sabotage attack on undersea cables.
About Baltic Sea:
It is a semi-enclosed inland sea located in Northern Europe.
It is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean.
It extends northward from the latitude of southern Denmark almost to the Arctic Circle and separating the Scandinavian Peninsulafrom the rest of continental Europe.
It connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the Danish Straits.
It has a coastline of approximately 8,000 km.
Surrounding Countries:Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Finland and Sweden.
It covers an area of approximately 377,000 sq.km. The sea is approximately 1,600 km long and 193 km wide.
It is connected to the White Sea via the White Sea Canal and to the North Sea’sGerman Bight via the Kiel Canal.
The Baltic Sea contains three major gulfs: the Gulf of Bothniato the north, the Gulf of Finland to the east, and the Gulf of Riga slightly to the south.
It is often cited as the world’s largest brackish inland water body.
Its water salinity levels are lower than that of the world oceans due to the inflow of fresh water from the surrounding land and the sea’s shallowness.
More than 250 rivers and streams empty their waters into the Baltic Sea. Neva is the largest river that drains into the Baltic Sea.
Islands: It is home to over 20 islands and archipelagos. Gotland, located off the coast of Sweden, is the largest island in the Baltic Sea.
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