Gdańsk, Gulf of

Inlet of the Baltic Sea.

Bordered by Poland on the west and south and Russia on the east, it extends 40 mi (64 km) from north to south and 60 mi (97 km) east to west, reaching a maximum depth of more than 371 ft (113 m). Coastal activities include shipbuilding, fishing, and the resort trade.

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▪ gulf, Baltic Sea

Gdańsk also spelled  Danzig , Polish  Zatoka Gdańska , Russian  Gdanskaya Bukhta 

      southern inlet of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Poland on the west, south, and southeast and by Kaliningrad oblast (province) of Russia on the east. The gulf extends 40 miles (64 km) from north to south and 60 miles (97 km) from east to west and reaches its maximum depth, more than 371 feet (113 m), in its northern section.

      Within the gulf are Puck Bay on the west and the Vistula Lagoon (Zalew Wiślany) on the southeast and east. The gulf receives the Vistula River and, through the Vistula Lagoon, the Nogat, Pasłeka, and Pregel rivers. Its ports include Gdańsk (Danzig), Gdynia, Sopot, Elbląg, Baltiysk, and Kaliningrad (Königsberg). Coastal activities include shipbuilding, fishing, and the resort trade.

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