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Baltic Sea (sea) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 56 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 56.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 018 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 18.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: A large body of brackish water located in northern Europe, covering some 149,000 square miles. It connects via the North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Poland, and Germany. It has always been strategic militarily and economically for northern Europe. |
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| Baltic Sea (preferred,C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Baltijas Jūra (C,V)
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| Baltijos Jūra (C,V)
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| Ostsee (C,V,German-P,U,N)
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| Oostzee (C,V,Dutch-P,U,N)
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| Östersjön (C,V,Swedish-P,U,N)
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| Baltiskoye More (C,V,Russian (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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| Baltique (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Báltico (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Itämeri (C,V,Finnish,U,N)
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| Morze Baltyckie (C,V,Polish-P,U,N)
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| Baltico (C,O,Italian-P,U,N)
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| Mare Suevicum (H,V,Latin-P,U,N)
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............ | ancient name |
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