Bay of Pomerania or Pomeranian Bay (Polish: Zatoka Pomorska; German: Pommersche Bucht) is a basin in the south-western Baltic Sea, off the shores of Poland and Germany. The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainlands of Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and the Danish islands. ...

In the south it is separated from the Szczecin Lagoon in the mouth of the Oder River by the islands of Usedom/Uznam and Wolin/Wollin, connected by three straits or branches of the Oder: Dziwna, Świna/Swine and Peene/Piana. The west is limited by the German island of Rügen/Rugia. To the north there is a Danish island of Bornholm. Lagoon of Szczecin or Bay of Szczecin (Polish: Zalew Szczeciński; German: Stettiner Haff, Oderhaff) is a inland water basin in Poland and Germany situated in the south-western part of the Baltic Sea in the mouth of Oder River north of the city of Szczecin. ... The Oder River (Czech/Polish: Odra, German: Oder, Ancient Latin: Viadua, Viadrus, Medieval Latin: Odera, Oddera) is a river in Central Europe. ... Usedom (Polish name Uznam) is an island north of the confluence of the Odra river into the Szczecin Bay (Ger: Stettiner Haff, Pol: Zalew Szczeciński). ... Wolin is the name shared by an island located in the Baltic Sea located just off the Polish coast, and a town located on the island. ... Simplified diagram A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses. ... Dziwna is an eastern strait, river or a branch of Oder River out of 3 straits conecting the Lagoon of Szczecin with the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea, between the island of Wolin and the Polish mainland. ... Swina (Polish: Świna; Pomeranian: Swina, German: Swine ) is a central strait, river or a branch of Oder River out of three straits conecting the Lagoon of Szczecin with the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea, between the islands of Wolin and Uznam. ... Peene (Polish: Piana) is a river in Germany and also a western strait or a branch of Oder River out of three straits conecting the Lagoon of Szczecin with the Bay of Pomerania of the Baltic Sea, between the islands of Usedom and the German mainland. ... Rügen (Polish Rugia) is the largest German island. ... Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland (on the map of Denmark to the right, it is not shown in its true location; see the map at the bottom of the article). ...

Maximum depth is 20 metres and salinity approximately 8 promille. The bay of Pomerania is crossed with a deepened waterway from the Szczecin seaport, via Odra river, Lagoon of Szczecin, Swina allowing large ships to enter ports of Swinoujscie and Szczecin. Salinity is the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water. ... Motto: none Voivodship West Pomeranian Municipal government Rada miasta Szczecina Mayor Marian Jurczyk Area 301,3 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 413 600 1372/km² Founded City rights 8th century 1243 Latitude Longitude 14°34E 53°26N Area code +48 91 Car plates ZS Twin towns Berlin-Kreuzberg...

Main ports are:

• Szczecin,
• Swinoujscie,
• Dziwnow,
• Usedom,
• Wolgast.

Motto: none Voivodship West Pomeranian Municipal government Rada miasta Szczecina Mayor Marian Jurczyk Area 301,3 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 413 600 1372/km² Founded City rights 8th century 1243 Latitude Longitude 14°34E 53°26N Area code +48 91 Car plates ZS Twin towns Berlin-Kreuzberg... Świnoujście (pronounce: [,ɕvinɔujɕtɕȋe], German Swinemünde) is a town in Pomerania, north-western Poland, situated on the islands of Uznam and Wolin with about 41,000 inhabitants (2004). ... Usedom (Polish name Uznam) is an island north of the confluence of the Odra river into the Szczecin Bay (Ger: Stettiner Haff, Pol: Zalew Szczeciński). ... Wolgast is a city by the Peene. ...

Tourism links

• Zrot : Tourism Site Western Pomerania (PL) (Polish, English, German)
• Zart : Polish Tourism Site Western Pomerania (PL) (Polish, English, German)
• German Tourism Site : Regional Tourist Board Vorpommern (D) (English, German, Swedish, Polish)
• Ost|See|Land - German Polish- Tourism site (D) (English, German, Swedish, Polish)