Bothnian Sea

The area of the Bothnian Sea.

Bothnian Sea atHolmsundinSwedenin September 2004.

TheBothnian Sea(Swedish:Bottenhavet;Finnish:Selkämeri) links theBothnian Bay(also called the Bay of Bothnia) with theBaltic proper.Kvarkenis situated between the two. Together, the Bothnian Sea and Bay make up a larger geographical entity, theGulf of Bothnia,where the Bothnian Sea is the southern part.The whole Gulf of Bothnia is situated betweenSweden,to the west,Finland,to the east, and theSea of ÅlandandArchipelago Seato the south. The surface area of the Bothnian Sea is approximately 79,000 square kilometres (30,500 sq mi). The largest coastal towns, from south to north, areRaumaandPoriin Finland, andGävleandSundsvallin Sweden.Umeå(Sweden) andVaasa(Finland) lie in the extreme north, near Bothnian Bay.

See also

• Bothnian Sea National Park

External links

• Media related toBothnian Seaat Wikimedia Commons