The rocky shoreline of Ohtakari, in the southeast of the bay
Bothnian Bay
Location of the Bothnian Bay in Europe
Location
Fennoscandia
Coordinates
65°N023°E / 65°N 23°E / 65; 23
Type
Sea
Primary outflows
Bothnian Sea
Catchment area
260,675 km2 (100,647 sq mi)
Basin countries
Finland, Norway, and Sweden
Surface area
36,800 km2 (14,200 sq mi)
Average depth
43 m (141 ft)
Max. depth
147 m (482 ft)
Water volume
1,490 km3 (360 cu mi)
Frozen
110–190 days annually
The Bothnian Bay or Bay of Bothnia (Swedish: Bottenviken; Finnish: Perämeri) is the northernmost part of the Gulf of Bothnia, which is in turn the northern part of the Baltic Sea. The land holding the bay is still rising after the weight of ice-age glaciers has been removed, and within 2,000 years the bay will be a large freshwater lake since its link to the south Kvarken is mostly less than 20 metres (66 ft) deep. The bay today is fed by several large rivers, and is relatively unaffected by tides, so has low salinity. It freezes over each year for up to six months. Compared to other parts of the Baltic, it has little plant or animal life.
The BothnianBay or Bay of Bothnia (Swedish: Bottenviken; Finnish: Perämeri) is the northernmost part of the Gulf of Bothnia, which is in turn the northern...
The Bothnian Sea (Swedish: Bottenhavet; Finnish: Selkämeri) links the BothnianBay (also called the Bay of Bothnia) with the Baltic proper. Kvarken is...
Finnish: Pohjanlahti; Swedish: Bottniska viken) is divided into the BothnianBay and Bothnian Sea, and it is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea, between...
This is a list of the rivers of Sweden. From south to north Helgeå Ljungbyån Ronnebyån Motala ström with Svartån Dalälven Ljusnan Ljungan Indalsälven Ångermanälven...
A list of islands of BothnianBay would include 4,001 islands if an island is defined as an area of land more than 20 square metres (220 sq ft) that is...
BothnianBay National Park (Finnish: Perämeren kansallispuisto, Swedish: Bottenvikens nationalpark) is a national park in Lapland, Finland. The park which...
Gulf of Bothnia (divided into the BothnianBay and the Bothnian Sea), the Gulf of Finland, the Gulf of Riga and the Bay of Gdańsk. The "Baltic Proper" is...
km course through Oulujärvi, Oulujoki (107 km) takes the water to the BothnianBay. Kokemäenjoki drains Kulovesi, the last of a large chain of lakes. The...
coast sits at the BothnianBay (Perämeri in Finnish) and the Swedish mainland is about 180 km directly west across the BothnianBay. From the center of...
considered a delicacy, which has been granted a PDO status in the Swedish BothnianBay archipelago (Kalix löjrom). The vendace is a slim and streamlined fish...
Most of the islands are in the Baltic Sea regions of the Bay of Bothnia and the Bothnian Sea. Rough population statistics are from 2015. Adelsö Björkö...
region of the Gulf of Bothnia separating the BothnianBay (the inner part of the gulf) from the Bothnian Sea. The distance from the Swedish mainland to...
Sweden's easternmost point is on Kataja, an islet south of Haparanda in the BothnianBay. The islet is divided between Sweden and Finland. The border was established...
watershed area covers a significant part of Kainuu region. It flows into the BothnianBay at Oulu. Port of Oulu is located at the mouth of the river. Media related...
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the region of Lapland. It flows for 193 kilometres (120 mi) into the BothnianBay at Simo. List of rivers in Finland Wikimedia Commons has media related...
Hildenbrandia rubra), although it may co-occur with them in the brackish BothnianBay. The explanation of the life cycle of Hildenbrandia rivularis is considered...
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