Sea

Baltic Sea

The Baltic was one of the original Seven Seas of medieval European literature — a list that named seas around Europe rather than the whole world.

Source: oceanservice.noaa.gov

Where it is

On the Atlas Quest map, the Baltic Sea label sits at 55.9° N, 19.1° E, in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres.

Coordinates, names: Natural Earth, public domain.

Nearby places

The closest other places with pages here, measured between map label points:

• North Sea — about 1,000 km west
• Europe — about 1,300 km east
• Black Sea — about 1,600 km south-east
• Mediterranean Sea — about 2,600 km south

Play with it

• Today’s daily geography challenge — one shared round, playable offline.
• Guess the country by its shape — six guesses, with distance and direction after each.
• Start with easy questions — familiar countries, hints and no time limit.