Bay of Puck

Coordinates: 54°40′00″N 18°35′00″E / 54.6667°N 18.5833°E / 54.6667; 18.5833
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Bay of Puck
Zatoka Pucka (
Bay of Gdańsk
Surface area364 km2 (141 sq mi)
Max. depth55 m (180 ft)
SettlementsPuck
Jastarnia
Hel
Władysławowo

The Bay of Puck or Puck Bay (

Bay of Gdańsk in the southern Baltic Sea, off the shores of Gdańsk Pomerania, Poland. It is separated from the open sea by the Hel Peninsula.[1]

The bay has an average depth of 2 m (7 ft) to 6 m (20 ft). There is a shallow sand-bank from

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The name has nothing to do with the ice hockey, in Polish the word "puck" doesn't mean anything, and the sport is popular only in the southern part of the country, opposite to the coast.

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References

  1. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Retrieved 30 August 2014.[permanent dead link
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