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Germany deployed fighter jets after a Russian aircraft entered Baltic Sea airspace, highlighting regional tensions in this shallow, brackish water body surrounded by European countries.

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Map showing location of Baltic Sea

Baltic Sea

Germany deployed fighter jets after a Russian military aircraft entered Baltic Sea airspace.

About Baltic Sea

  • Location: North Atlantic Ocean, extending north from southern Denmark to near Arctic Circle.
  • Surrounding Countries: Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany.
  • Features
    • It is the youngest sea on our planet.
    • Largest expanse of brackish water in the world; semi-enclosed & shallow.
    • Kiel Canal (Germany) links the Baltic with the North Sea.
    • Gulf of Bothnia, Gulf of Finland, and the Gulf of Gdańsk are important gulf. 
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