{"id":156378,"date":"2025-02-22T18:56:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T13:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=156378"},"modified":"2025-02-25T09:59:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T04:29:53","slug":"baltic-sea","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/baltic-sea","title":{"rendered":"Baltic Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Swedish police have been investigating the suspected sabotage of an undersea telecoms cable in the Baltic Sea, connecting Germany and Finland.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Baltic Sea<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Location<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A <\/span><b>semi-enclosed inland sea in Northern Europe,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> forming an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Extension<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Stretches from southern Denmark to the Arctic Circle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Role<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Separates the Scandinavian Peninsula (comprising Sweden, Norway, and northwestern Finland) from the rest of continental Europe.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Connectivity<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Atlantic Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Connected through the Danish Straits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>White Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Connected via the White Sea Canal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>North Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Connected to the German Bight through the Kiel Canal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-156481 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-2025-02-24t125055955-67bc64bf9fcc5.webp\" alt=\"Baltic Sea\" width=\"350\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-2025-02-24t125055955-67bc64bf9fcc5.webp 460w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-2025-02-24t125055955-67bc64bf9fcc5-300x258.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><b>Geographical Features<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><b>Gulfs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Baltic Sea contains three major gulfs:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Gulf of Bothnia; Gulf of Finland; Gulf of Riga<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Brackish Water: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Baltic Sea is often cited as the <\/span><b>world\u2019s largest brackish inland water<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> body.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has lower salinity due to:<\/span>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inflow of freshwater from surrounding land.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its shallowness.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over <\/span><b>250 rivers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and streams empty into the sea, with the <\/span><b>Neva River being the largest.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Influenced by the Northern Hemisphere\u2019s atmospheric circulation system (<\/span><b>North Atlantic Oscillation system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Characterized by <\/span><b>seasonal variations <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">due to its geographical location, land-sea contrast, and topography.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Two main types of climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Southern part experiences a <\/span><b>marine west coast climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northern and middle regions experience <\/span><b>temperate climates.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Islands:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Over 20 islands and archipelagos.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Largest Island<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Gotland, located off the coast of Sweden.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Surrounding Countries: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bordered by <\/span><b>nine countries:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Finland, &#038; Sweden<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Baltic States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A group of independent countries bordering the Baltic Sea\u2014<\/span><b>Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.6375%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 111.19%; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Also Read<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.797%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>UPSC Daily Editorials<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 61.393%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/daily-current-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>UPSC Daily Current Affairs<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 49.797%; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Daily Current Affairs Quiz<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 61.393%; 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