Places in News: UST Luga Port in Baltic Sea

Context: 

Russia has recently blamed Ukraine for an attack that started a fire at a gas terminal at the Ust Luga port in Baltic sea, close to Russia’s border with Estonia.

About the Ust Luga Port 

  • Location: UST LUGA port is located in the Baltic Sea, Finland Gulf in Russia
  • Project type: Integrated gas processing and liquefaction facility.

About Baltic Sea

Ust Luga port

  • Baltic Sea: It is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean and the world’s largest expanse of brackish water. 
  • 9 Countries with a Shoreline at the Baltic Sea: Denmark, Germany, Poland, Russia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, and Sweden.
  • Major Gulfs and Bays: The Gulf of Bothnia is between Finland’s west coast and Sweden’s east coast; the Gulf of Finland is between Finland and Estonia; the Gulf of Riga is a bay between Latvia and Estonia, Gulf of Gdańsk, also known as Gdańsk Bay.
  • Rivers Draining into the Baltic Sea: The largest rivers are the Neva, Vistula, Oder,  Daugava (Western Dvina), Nemunas (Memel), Kemijoki, Narva, etc.
  • Major Islands: Åland, Hailuoto, islands of Replot and Björkö , island group of Holmöarna, Gotland, Öland, Saaremaa, Hiiumaa, Zealand, Falster, Funen, Langeland, Lolland, Bornholm, Polish Wolin island, Usedom, Rügen, Fehmarn, and Kotlin. 
  • Major ports and port cities of the Baltic Sea:
    • Estonia: Pärnu, Paldiski, Sillamäe, Tallinn
    • Finland: Espoo, Helsinki, Kotka, Oulu, Pori, Rauma, Turku, Vaasa
    • Germany: Flensburg, Kiel, Lübeck, Rostock, Sassnitz, Wismar
    • Latvia: Liepāja, Riga, Ventspils
    • Lithuania: Klaipėda
    • Poland: Gdansk, Gdynia (both Gdańsk Bay), Świnoujście/Szczecin (Szczecin Lagoon)
    • Russia: Kaliningrad (Kaliningrad Oblast), Primorsk, St. Petersburg, Ust-Luga, Vysotsk
    • Sweden: Gävle, Gothenburg, Halmstad, Helsingborg, Luleå, Malmö, Norrköping, Nynäshamn, Stockholm, Sundsvall, Trelleborg, Umeå, Ystad
Also Read: India Nordic Baltic Business Conclave

News Source: TOI

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