The Bothnian Bay or Bay of Bothnia (Fin.; Perämeri, Sw.; Bottenviken) is the northernmost part of the Gulf of Bothnia, the northern part of the Baltic Sea. Map of the Baltic Sea (translated from the Ostsee. ... Map of the Baltic Sea (translated from the Ostsee. ... Finnish ( ) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92%[2]) and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. ... Swedish ( ) is a North Germanic language (also called Scandinavian languages) spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the à land islands, by more than nine million people. ... The Baltic Sea The Gulf of Bothnia (Fin. ... Map of the Baltic Sea. ...
Geologic history
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The northern part of the Baltic Sea is known as the Gulf of Bothnia, of which the northernmost part is the Bay of Bothnia or Bothnian Bay.
In the south, the Bay of Gdansk lies east of the Hel peninsula on the Polish coast and west of Sambia in Kaliningrad Oblast.
The Bay of Pomerania lies north of the islands of Usedom and Wolin, east of Rügen. Between Falster and the German coast lie the Bay of Mecklenburg and Bay of Lübeck.
Freezing begins in the northern coast of Gulf of Bothnia typically in early November, reaching the open waters of Bay of Bothnia, the northern basin of the Gulf of Bothnia, in early January.
In the south, the Bay of Gdańsk lies east of the Hel peninsula on the Polish coast and west of Sambia in Kaliningrad Oblast.
The Bay of Pomerania lies north of the islands of Usedom and Wolin, east of Rügen.