Lasnamae Gymnasium, Estonia2012

LocationThe Baltic Sea is

a sea located in Northern Europe.

Dimensions

Max length (km)

Max width (km)

Max depth (m)

Surface area (km2)

Water volume (km3)

1600 193 459 377,000 20,000 

SalinityThe Baltic Sea's

salinity is much lower than that of ocean water (which averages 35%), The open surface waters of the central basin have salinity of 6 to 8 %. Below 40 to 70 m, the salinity is between 10 and 15 %

BiologyThe fish fauna of the

Baltic sea is a mixture of marine species such as cod, herring, hake, plaice, flounder, shorthorn sculpin and turbot, and freshwater species such as perch, pike, whitefish and roach.

Used web-pages and photosPhotos by Dietrich Bojkohttp://www.flickriver.com/photos/

webinteger/sets/72157594194307273/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Seahttp://www.itameriportaali.fi/en/tietoa/

elama/elioryhmat/elaimet/kalat/en_GB/kalat/