
The Bothnian Sea (Swedish: Bottenhavet; Finnish: Selkämeri) links the Bothnian Bay (also called the Bay of Bothnia) with the Baltic proper. Kvarken is situated between the two. Together, the Bothnian Sea and Bay make up a larger geographical entity, the Gulf of Bothnia, where the Bothnian Sea is the southern part. The whole Gulf of Bothnia is situated between Sweden, to the west, Finland, to the east, and the Sea of Åland and Archipelago Sea to the south. The surface area of the Bothnian Sea is approximately 79,000 square kilometres (30,500 sq mi). The largest coastal towns, from south to north, are Rauma and Pori in Finland, and Gävle and Sundsvall in Sweden. Umeå (Sweden) and Vaasa (Finland) lie in the extreme north, near Bothnian Bay.


See also
- Bothnian Sea National Park
References
- "Bottenhavet" (in Swedish). Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
External links
Media related to Bothnian Sea at Wikimedia Commons
The Bothnian Sea Swedish Bottenhavet Finnish Selkameri links the Bothnian Bay also called the Bay of Bothnia with the Baltic proper Kvarken is situated between the two Together the Bothnian Sea and Bay make up a larger geographical entity the Gulf of Bothnia where the Bothnian Sea is the southern part The whole Gulf of Bothnia is situated between Sweden to the west Finland to the east and the Sea of Aland and Archipelago Sea to the south The surface area of the Bothnian Sea is approximately 79 000 square kilometres 30 500 sq mi The largest coastal towns from south to north are Rauma and Pori in Finland and Gavle and Sundsvall in Sweden Umea Sweden and Vaasa Finland lie in the extreme north near Bothnian Bay The area of the Bothnian Sea Bothnian Sea at Holmsund in Sweden in September 2004 See alsoBothnian Sea National ParkReferences Bottenhavet in Swedish Nationalencyklopedin Retrieved 30 January 2016 External linksMedia related to Bothnian Sea at Wikimedia Commons 61 30 N 019 30 E 61 500 N 19 500 E 61 500 19 500