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Gulf of Bothnia

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The depth and surface area of the Gulf of Bothnia are constantly decreasing, as the land is rising after it had been pressed down by about 2,600 to 3,300 feet (790 to 1,010 meters) by the continental ice during last ice age. The rise is 80 cm every hundred years. It is estimated that the land
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In terms of tonnage in international traffic, the largest ports on the Finnish side are Rauma, Kokkola and Tornio. The main ports of the Swedish side are in LuleÄ, SkellefteÄ, UmeÄ, Sundsvall, GÀvle and Hargshamn. In LuleÄ, iron ore pellets are exported and coal is imported. GÀvle is Sweden's
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The gulf is 725 km (450 mi) long, 80–240 km (50–149 mi) wide and has an average depth of 60 m (200 ft; 33 fathoms). The maximum depth is 295 m (968 ft; 161 fathoms). The surface area is 117,000 km (45,000 sq mi). The northernmost point is
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third-largest container port. It also ships forest products and oil. In port operations in the Gulf of Bothnia, icebreaker assistance can be required for an ice season that averages as long as six months; whereas in the Gulf of Finland, the icebreaking season averages only three months.
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and is poorly connected to fresher waters from the Atlantic. Mercury and PCB levels have been relatively high, although the Finnish Food Safety Authority considers the herring edible. Although the levels exceed the limits, the fatty acids have health benefits that offset this risk.
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The land surrounding the Gulf of Bothnia is heavily forested. Trees are logged, then transported to the coast for milling. The gulf is also important for oil transport to the coastal cities and ore transport to steel mills, for instance in Raahe.
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has a further 300 to 400 feet (91 to 122 meters) to rise before equilibrium is reached. This recovery rate will progressively slow as isostatic equilibrium is approached.
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assistance are typically in force for all the gulf from late January to late April and for the northernmost ports from the middle of December to the middle of May.
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of almost 10 mm (0.39 inches) a year. Within 2000 years the bay is expected to separate from the rest of the gulf and become a freshwater lake.
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The gulf was not known by ancient and medieval geographers and as late as in 1427 not indicated by the Danish cartographer
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the classical authors usually meant 'outermost', as the northern lands were outermost to them. In
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area above water, splitting the Gulf of Bothnia into a southern gulf and northern lake.
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on the eastern side ('West Bottom' and 'East Bottom'). The Finnish name of Österbotten,
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Being nearly fresh, the gulf is frozen over five months every year. The icing of the
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origin. The depression is partly filled with sedimentary rock deposited in the
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begins and ends in the northern Gulf of Bothnia. Traffic restrictions for
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gradient exists from north to south. In the south the water is the normal
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region with a water depth of around 25 metres (82 ft) and a rate of
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Into the gulf flow a number of rivers from both sides; consequently, a
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glacial erosion has had a limited effect in changing the topography.
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for "gulf" or "bay", which is also the meaning of the second element
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Northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea – between Sweden and Finland
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defines the southern limit of the Gulf of Bothnia as follows:
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Geologically the Gulf of Bothnia is an ancient depression of
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fish such as the pike, whitefish and perch thrive in it.
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and adjacent shoals and channels in the Gulf of Bothnia.
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in winter. The northern part of the Gulf of Bothnia, the
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Typical restrictions to navigation 1994/95-2003/04 (pdf)
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It is estimated that within about 2,000 years, ongoing
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