Vistula Lagoon
| Vistula Lagoon | |
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Landsat photo of the Vistula Lagoon | |
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| Location | Poland, Russia |
| Coordinates | 54°27′N 19°45′E / 54.450°N 19.750°E |
| Type | Lagoon |
| Etymology | Vistula River |
| Primary inflows | Bauda, Elbląg, Nogat, Pasłęka, Szkarpawa, Pregolya, Prokhladnaya, Wisła Królewiecka |
| Max. length | 90.7 km (56.4 mi) |
| Max. width | 13 km (8.1 mi) |
| Surface area | 838 km2 (324 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Salinity | 3‰ |
| Settlements | Tolkmicko, Frombork, Krynica Morska, Baltiysk, Primorsk |
The Vistula Lagoon is a brackish water lagoon on the Baltic Sea roughly 56 miles (90 km) long, 6 to 15 miles (10 to 19 km) wide, and up to 17 feet (5 m) deep, separated from the Gdańsk Bay by the Vistula Spit. It is split between Poland and Russia (Kaliningrad exclave).