Szczecin Lagoon

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The Szczecin Lagoon is a large brackish water lagoon on the Baltic Sea, shared by Poland and Germany, known for its rich birdlife, fisheries, and role as a key waterway near the port city of Szczecin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf brackish water body
lagoon
transboundary water body
area approximately 687 square kilometres
averageDepth approximately 3.8 metres
borderedBy Island of Usedom
surface form: Usedom

Wolin
connectedTo Pomeranian Bay
country Germany
Poland
crossesBorderBetween Poland and Germany
ecoregion Baltic Sea coastal wetlands
habitatFor migratory waterbirds
waterfowl
hasNavigationChannel Szczecin–Świnoujście fairway
hasPart Frisches Haff
surface form: Kleines Haff

Wielki Zalew
inflow Oder River
Peene River
Uecker River
Ziese River
knownFor fisheries
rich birdlife
shipping route to Szczecin
locatedEastOf Pomeranian Bay
locatedIn Baltic Sea drainage basin
surface form: Baltic Sea basin

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
locatedNear Szczecin
locatedOn Baltic Sea
locatedSouthOf Island of Usedom
surface form: Usedom

Wolin
maximumDepth approximately 8.5 metres
nearCity Nowe Warpno
Police
Ueckermünde
Świnoujście
outflow Regalica River
surface form: Dziwna River

Piana River
Świna River
partOf Oder River delta
surface form: Oder River estuary
role key waterway for the port of Szczecin
salinity approximately 1 to 3 PSU
usedFor commercial fishing
inland navigation
recreational fishing
tourism
waterType brackish

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Oder River flowsThrough Szczecin Lagoon
Oder River connectedTo Szczecin Lagoon
Wolin separatedBy Szczecin Lagoon
Bay of Pomerania connectedTo Szczecin Lagoon
Dąbie Lake partOf Szczecin Lagoon
this entity surface form: Oder Lagoon system
Pomeranian Bay adjacentTo Szczecin Lagoon
Oder River delta hasPart Szczecin Lagoon
Anklam locatedNear Szczecin Lagoon
this entity surface form: Stettin Lagoon
Achterwasser partOf Szczecin Lagoon
this entity surface form: Oder Lagoon system
Peenestrom connectsBodyOfWater Szczecin Lagoon
Peenestrom hasSourcePosition Szczecin Lagoon
Świna connects Szczecin Lagoon
Świna sourceLocatedIn Szczecin Lagoon
Świna belongsTo Szczecin Lagoon
this entity surface form: Szczecin Lagoon–Oder estuary system
Dziwna connects Szczecin Lagoon
Dziwna hasSourceIn Szczecin Lagoon
Dziwna locatedNear Szczecin Lagoon
Uecker River mouth Szczecin Lagoon
Uecker River emptiesInto Szczecin Lagoon
Uecker River partOf Szczecin Lagoon
this entity surface form: Oder Lagoon basin
Uecker River tributaryOf Szczecin Lagoon
Peene River mouth Szczecin Lagoon
this entity surface form: Oder Lagoon
Wolin National Park borderedBy Szczecin Lagoon
Stettin locatedNear Szczecin Lagoon
Port of Świnoujście waterwayConnection Szczecin Lagoon