The Baltic Sea, located in northern Europe and enclosed by eight countries: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Germany, Poland, and Russia is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean.
These are the facts you should know about this miracle of Mother Nature.
1. The Baltic Sea is approximately 990 miles (1,600 km) long and 120 miles (193 km) wide.
2. It has a shore length of about 5,000 miles (8,000 km)
3. The maximum measured depth is 1,500 feet (459 m), while the average depth is 180 feet (55 m) below the sea level.
4. The Baltic Sea can freeze. Since the 18th century, 1720 it has frozen total of 20 times. The most recent one happened over three decades, in 1987.
5. Is considered as a young sea, which formed around 10,000 years ago.
6. In the Baltic Sea, there are both sea- and freshwater creatures.
7. Some of the biggest battles in the World War I was fought in the Baltic Sea.
8. In World War II, Germany reclaimed all of the southern and much of the eastern shore by occupying Poland and the Baltic states.
9. During the World War II, the Baltic Sea was polluted by some of the biggest countries in the world.
