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Vistula Lagoon
Fresh water lagoon on the Baltic Sea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Vistula Lagoon[1] is a brackish water lagoon on the Baltic Sea roughly 56 miles (90 km) long, 6 to 15 miles (10 to 19 km) wide, and up to 17 feet (5 m) deep, separated from the Gdańsk Bay by the Vistula Spit.
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Vistula Lagoon | |
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Zalew Wiślany (Polish) | |
![]() Landsat photo of the Vistula Lagoon | |
Location | Poland, Russia |
Coordinates | 54°27′N 19°45′E |
Type | Lagoon |
Etymology | Vistula River |
Primary inflows | Bauda, Elbląg, Nogat, Pasłęka, Szkarpawa, Pregolya, Prokhladnaya, Wisła Królewiecka |
Max. length | 90.7 km (56.4 mi) |
Max. width | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
Surface area | 838 km2 (324 sq mi) |
Average depth | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
Salinity | 3‰ |
Settlements | Tolkmicko, Frombork, Krynica Morska, Baltiysk, Primorsk |
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