Vistula Lagoon

Vistula Lagoon
Zalew Wiślany (Polish)
Landsat photo of the Vistula Lagoon
Vistula Lagoon is located in Poland
Vistula Lagoon
Vistula Lagoon
Vistula Lagoon is located in Baltic Sea
Vistula Lagoon
Vistula Lagoon
Vistula Lagoon is located in Europe
Vistula Lagoon
Vistula Lagoon
LocationPoland, Russia
Coordinates54°27′N 19°45′E / 54.450°N 19.750°E / 54.450; 19.750
TypeLagoon
EtymologyVistula River
Primary inflowsBauda, Elbląg, Nogat, Pasłęka, Szkarpawa, Pregolya, Prokhladnaya, Wisła Królewiecka
Max. length90.7 km (56.4 mi)
Max. width13 km (8.1 mi)
Surface area838 km2 (324 sq mi)
Average depth2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Salinity3‰
SettlementsTolkmicko, Frombork, Krynica Morska, Baltiysk, Primorsk

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.

  1. ^ (Polish: Zalew Wiślany; Russian: Калининградский залив, romanizedKaliningradskiy zaliv, lit.'Kaliningrad bay'; German: Frisches Haff, lit.'fresh lagoon'; Lithuanian: Aistmarės)

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