IU111. CURONIAN SPIT

LOCATION Curonian Spit separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea coast. It is a curved, thin, 98 km long sand-dunespit anda transboundary property. It is divided between two countries: in the south it belongs to Russia, in the north to Lithuania. Curonian Spit is on UNESCO World Heritage List, GPS 55°16′N 20°58′E.          1. By Laima Gūtmane […]

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IU110. GDYNIA AQUARIUM

LOCATION Gdynia Aquarium is located in the center of Gdynia, the most northerly city of Tricity, on the South Pier, at the end of Kościuszko Square in close proximity to city beach and marina. It is surrounded by waters of Puck Bay. GPS 54°52′N 18°56′E.          By Marcin Sochacki (Wanted) – Own work, […]

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IU109. VISTULA RIVER MOUTH

LOCATION Vistula River Mouth of the longest river in Poland (1047 km long) and the longest river that flows into the Baltic Sea. The estuary is located on Żuławy Wiślane, its delta area, withsplendidly fertile soils. GPS 54°35′N 18°94′E.          By Danapass – Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62753252 SCENIC CHARACTER The river estuary […]

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IU108. HEL MARINE STATION

LOCATION The station was established in 1992. It is located in Hel, main town on the Hel Peninsula, by the coast of the Gulf of Gdańsk. The station is a part of the University of Gdańsk Institute of Oceanography. Hel 54°61′N 18°80′E.             Beach in Hel, https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plik:Beach_in_Hel.jpg SCENIC CHARACTER Hel Marine Station […]

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IU107. VORPOMMERSCHE BODDENLANDSCHAFT NATIONALPARK

LOCATION Nationalpark Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft  is a nature reserve located on the Baltic Sea coast between the Darss-Zingst Peninsula, the Isle of Hiddensee and the west coast of the Isle of Ruegenin northern part of Germany.It is the largest national park in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.The park was established in 1990. 55°47′N 12°51′E         By Nature moments – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=336798421. […]

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IU106. WEST ZEALAND

LOCATION West Zealand is a county in eastern Denmark in the west-central part of Zealand island. A seat of West Zealand is located in the town of Sorø. The county was formed in 1970 and in 2007 it merged into Region Zealand. This region covers the area of 2984 km2. Sorø GPS 55°44′N 11°56′E       […]

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IU105. SKÅNES DJURPARK

LOCATION Skånes Djurpark is a zoo located in HöörMunicipality in the middle of Skåne Countyin Sweden. GPS 55°96′N 13°54′E         1. By Philaweb – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16481080 SCENIC CHARACTER Skånes Djurpark ia an animalpark in Höör. It was opened in 1953.  There are around 900 animals of 100 species. The majority […]

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IU102. KRISTIANSTADS VATTENRIKET BIOSPHERE RESERVE

LOCATION Vattenriket Biosphere Reserve is located in Skåne, the southernmost of Sweden’s municipalities and surrounds the city of Kristianstad. The area includes a part of drainage basin of the River Helge and the coastal waters of Hanöbukten Bay, that is part of the Baltic Sea. It was established in 2005 and remains a part of […]

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IU100. BROMÖLLA

LOCATION Bromölla is a locality situated by the east coast of Lake Ivösjön, located in the northeastern part ofSkåneCounty. It is a seat of the municipality  of Bromölla and covers the area of 5,56 km2(a size of the whole municipality is 165 km2).  56°07′N 14°48′E                       […]

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IU99. IVÖ ISLAND

LOCATION Ivö is the biggest island in Lake Ivösjön, located in the northeastern part of SkåneCounty, in the municipalities of Kristianstad and Bromölla56°11′N 14°38′E                         By Olaf Meister [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F%C3%A4hre_Barum_Iv%C3%B6.JPG SCENIC CHARACTER Ivö is a very interesting place especially of […]

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