Baltic Sea

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BALTIC

The Baltic
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The Baltic.
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The Baltic is the world's largest sea composed of brackish water. The demarcation of the Baltic Sea was established at the Helsinki Convention of 1974 the parallel of latitude N57 44’8” which represents a line stretching from Marstrand to Skagens Rev (the Skaw), Denmark's most northerly point. Waters to the north of this demarcation line, i.e. the Skaggerrak, are considered part of the North Sea.

For practical purposes, the Skaggerrak is frequently grouped together with the Kattegatt which is the area between the demarcation line and the Danish islands of Fyn and Sjaeland.

The Baltic extends from the demarcation line to the Gulf of Bothnia where Sweden shares a border with Finland and into the Gulf of Finland and the Russian port of St. Petersburg.

Generally, the Baltic is noted for being a shallow sea with an average deapth of 56 metres although plunging , on occasion, to far greater deapths. At its deapest, off Landsort somewhat south of Stockholm, the Baltic's deapth is 460 metres. In total, the Baltic has a surface area of some 355 000 km2. The most noticible difference between the Baltic and the adjacent North Sea is the low salinity of the Baltic which in the south west is approximately 5 -10 p.p.m. decreasing towards the Guld of Bothnia where the it becomes almost saltless.

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Cruising in General

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Climate & Weather

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Hydrography:- The science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation.

Charts

Charts of the Baltic are published by the hydrographic institutuins of the U.K and U.S.A. however for navigation within archipelagos in particular national charts produced by the hydrographic services of Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Finland are to be recommended.

Special Navigation Notes

The Baltic is not a difficult area to navigate. Aids to navigation are many and varied and the buoyage is generally very good but mariners should be particularly cautious during the winter and spring months as ice flows can occur even in the Baltic’s climatically mildest areas which can cause buoys to be broken adrift or part their moorings.

The Baltic is for all intents and purposes a tide less sea but strong winds in this or the adjacent North Sea area can cause strong currents to flow. This is particularly noticeable in the narrow passages between the Baltic and the Kattegatt and strong currents of up to 5 knots can be found in the Sound, the Great and the Little Belts and adjacent areas.

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Immigration & Customs

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Health & Security

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Offshore Islands

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