Bay of Pomerania

Coordinates: 54°04′01″N 14°04′59″E / 54.067°N 14.083°E / 54.067; 14.083
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The river mouth of Świna at the Baltic Sea in Świnoujście, Poland
Rugian coast east of Cape Arkona
Wolin National Park, Poland

The Bay of Pomerania (

straits, the Dziwna, Świna, and Peenestrom
.

The Bay of Greifswald with the islands of Koos and Vilm is a large sub-bay in the southwest of the Bay of Pomerania. Apart from Rugia, Usedom/Uznam, and Wolin, the islands Greifswalder Oie and Ruden also lie in the Bay of Pomerania. Maximum depth is 20 metres and salinity is about 8%. The main ports on the Bay of Pomerania are Mukran Port in Sassnitz-Mukran, the port of Świnoujście, the port of Kołobrzeg, the port of Greifswald on the mouth of the Ryck River in Greifswald-Wieck, the port of Dziwnów, and the port of Wolgast.

See also

  • Bay of Pomerania Nature Reserve

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