An arm of the North Atlantic Ocean, the Baltic Sea is enclosed by Sweden and Denmark to the west, Finland to the northeast, and the Baltic countries to the southeast. It is about 1,600 km (990 mi) long, an average of 193 km (120 mi) wide, and an average of 55 metres (180 ft) deep.

3 days ago · Baltic Sea, arm of the North Atlantic Ocean, extending northward from the latitude of southern Denmark almost to the Arctic Circle and separating the Scandinavian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe. It is the largest expanse of brackish water in the world.

3 days ago · The Swedish authorities on Monday boarded a ship in connection with what they described as “gross sabotage” after an undersea communications cable in the Baltic Sea was damaged a day earlier.

1 day ago · On Sunday, an undersea cable ferrying data between Sweden and Latvia was damaged, most likely as a result of an external force, Latvia said. This is just the latest in a string of incidents since ...

4 days ago · Sweden has opened a preliminary investigation into suspected aggravated “sabotage” and ordered the detention of a vessel in the Baltic Sea suspected of damaging an underwater fiber optic cable connecting Latvia and the Swedish island of Gotland earlier that day.

3 days ago · Baltic Sea - Coastlines, Islands, Inlets: The coasts of Sweden and Finland are highly fretted and generally rocky, whereas those of the southern Baltic are flat and rather featureless.

Sweden has the longest coastline of all the Baltic countries, over 2400 km, with a variety of coastal ecosystems such as archipelagos, sheltered bays, cliffs and sandy beaches. Since the Swedish part of the Baltic Sea stretches all the way up into the Gulf of Bothnia, the species composition varies a lot due to the reduced salinity, which is ...

Feb 4, 2021 · Where Is The Baltic Sea? The Baltic Sea is part of the North Atlantic Ocean, situated in Northern Europe. It has a coastline of approximately 8,000 km, shared by several countries, including Sweden, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland, Estonia, Germany, Denmark, and …

3 days ago · Swedish authorities have seized a ship suspected of damaging a data cable running under the Baltic Sea to Latvia. The Vezhen - a Maltese-flagged ship - is now anchored outside the Swedish port of ...

Oct 7, 2024 · It stretches from southern Denmark to near the Arctic Circle, separating the Scandinavian Peninsula from continental Europe. It has about 8000 km of coastline, shared by countries like Sweden, Poland, and Finland. The sea covers roughly 377000 sq km, is about 1600 km long, and 193 km wide.