Bay of Puck
Bay of Puck | |
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Zatoka Pucka ( Bay of Gdańsk | |
Surface area | 364 km2 (141 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 55 m (180 ft) |
Settlements | Puck 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
.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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Bay of Puck and Hel Peninsula as seen fromLandsatsatellite in 2000
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Towns of Puck Bay and Hel Peninsula
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References
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- Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Retrieved 30 August 2014.[permanent dead link]