Baltic Sea
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Summary
Baltic Sea is a marginal sea[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of marginal sea entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,748 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Sweden[3], Finland[4], Russia[5], Estonia[6], Latvia[7], Lithuania[8], Poland[9], Germany[10], Denmark[11]
- Continent: Europe[12]
- Instance of: inland sea[13]
- Shares border with: Øresund[14], Great Belt[15], Little Belt[16]
- Named after: east[17], west[18]
- Inflows: Ångermanälven[19], Neman[20], Oder[21], Pasłęka[22], Nummenjoki[23], Venta[24], Šventoji[25], Łeba[26], Łupawa[27], Laajoki[28], Leniwka[29], Parsęta[30], Rīva River[31], Recknitz[32]
- Basin country: Sweden[33], Finland[34], Russia[35], Estonia[36], Latvia[37], Lithuania[38], Poland[39], Germany[40], Denmark[41]
- Part of: North Atlantic Ocean[42], World Ocean[43]
- Commons category: Baltic Sea[44]
- Has part(s): Gulf of Bothnia[45], Gulf of Finland[46], Gulf of Riga[47], Baltic Proper[48], Sea of Åland[49], Archipelago Sea[50], Danish straits[51]
- Topic's main category: Category:Baltic Sea[52]
- Commons gallery: Baltic Sea[53]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Drainage basins of the Baltic Sea[54]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Baltic Sea include Baltic Shield[55], a shield[56]; Ostseestadion[57], an association football venue[58], in Germany[59], founded in 1954[60]; M9 Baltic Federal Highway[61], a controlled-access highway[62], in Russia[63]; Nord-Ostsee-Bahn[64], a transport company[65], in Germany[66], founded in 2000[67], headquartered in Kiel[68]; Miss Baltic Sea[69], a female beauty pageant[70], founded in 1991[71]; and it basin[72], a sea basin[73], in Estonia[74].
Why It Matters
Baltic Sea has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[75] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[76]
Entities named for it include Baltic Shield[55], a shield[56]; Ostseestadion[57], an association football venue[58], in Germany[59], founded in 1954[60]; M9 Baltic Federal Highway[61], a controlled-access highway[62], in Russia[63]; Nord-Ostsee-Bahn[64], a transport company[65], in Germany[66], founded in 2000[67], headquartered in Kiel[68]; Miss Baltic Sea[69], a female beauty pageant[70], founded in 1991[71]; and it basin[72], a sea basin[73], in Estonia[74].