Gdańsk Bay or the Gulf of Gdańsk is a southeastern bay of the Baltic Sea . It is named after the adjacent port city of Gdańsk in Poland .
5-766: The western part of Gulf of Gdańsk is formed by the shallow waters of the Bay of Puck . The southeastern part is the Vistula Lagoon , separated by the Vistula Spit and connected to the open sea by the Strait of Baltiysk . The bay is enclosed by a large curve of the shores of Gdańsk Pomerania in Poland ( Cape Rozewie , Hel Peninsula ) and the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia ( Sambian Peninsula ). The coast of
10-754: The Germans , except along the Curonian Spit where some still live. The Kuršininkai were considered Latvians until after World War I when Latvia gained independence from the Russian Empire , a consideration based on linguistic arguments. This was the rationale for Latvian claims over the Curonian Spit, Memel , and other territories of East Prussia which would be later dropped. 54°28′59″N 18°57′31″E / 54.48306°N 18.95861°E / 54.48306; 18.95861 Bay of Puck Too Many Requests If you report this error to
15-744: The Lithuanian coast. The bayshore was the setting of a naval bombardment during the invasion of Poland , the first combat action of World War II . The bay plays a pivotal role in the American animated television series Metalocalypse . Today the Kursenieki , also known as Kuršininkai, are a nearly extinct Baltic ethnic group living along the Curonian Spit . In 1649 Kuršininkai settlement spanned from Memel (Klaipėda) to Danzig (Gdańsk) . The Kuršininkai were eventually assimilated by
20-890: The Pregolya . The bay receives the waters of the Vistula direct via three branches—the Leniwka , the Śmiała Wisła and the Martwa Wisła —and indirectly via the Vistula Lagoon with two branches, the Nogat and the Szkarpawa . By nautic definition, the Gulf of Gdańsk is much larger, including also the area of the Baltic Sea in front of the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad and
25-621: The bay features two very long sandspits, the Hel peninsula and the Vistula Spit . The former defines the Bay of Puck, the latter defines the Vistula Lagoon. The maximum depth is 120 metres and it has a salinity of 0.7%. The major ports and coastal cities are Gdańsk , Gdynia , Puck , Sopot , Hel , Kaliningrad , Primorsk and Baltiysk . The main rivers of Gdańsk Bay are the Vistula and
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