Baltic Sea
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| Max. depth | 459 m (1,506 ft) |
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| Locations | Europe |
| Max. width | 193 km (120 mi) |
| Max. length | 1,601 km (995 mi) |
| Islands | Rügen |
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| Saaremaa | |
| Hiiumaa | |
| Did you know | Artificial waterways connect the Baltic Sea to the White Sea, and the German Bight of the North Sea. |
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| ID | 405872 |
About Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, enclosed by Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, northwest Russia, Poland, Germany and the North and Central European Plain. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 10°E to 30°E longitude.
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... Route 666 usually runs in the summer along the Baltic Sea coast...
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End in sight for Poland's bus route 666 to Hel
The popular bus Route 666 to Hel in northern Poland is being changed to 669, after long-running complaints by religious conservatives in the country.
Route 666 - used by those heading for sandy beaches in the resort of Hel - has become a bit of a joke for some, including English-speaking tourists.
But some religious conservatives claim the route is " spreading Satanism".
The Bible identifies 666 as the " number of the beast" and Hel is just one " l" short of the English word " hell".
Following The Complaints , bus company PKS Gdynia announced: " We Are turning The Last 6 Upside Down ! "
Explaining The Reason for The Change , The Firm 's designer Marcin Szwaczyk told the trojmiasto. pl news website The Number 669 was " less controversial".
While The Association between 666 and The Word " hell" may be lost on some Poles - as the Polish word for it is " pieklo" - A Number of Social Media users in the country have condemned The Coming change, which the bus company says is set to take place on 24 June.
" It was a worldwide advert, " Krzysztof Nadolski wrote.
" I have often read about Route 666 to Hel on foreign websites or Facebook groups. I Am convinced there were tourists who would have probably arrived faster by train, but For Fun they took bus Route 666 . "
" What is Hel without 666 , " quipped Dawid Jastrzebski, while Kamil Galczynski argued that This Was " a perfect example of how NOT to do marketing".
Another Social Media user, Robert Eryk Wozniak, wrote: " I think that The Next step should be to change the name of The Town of Hel to Something Else because it is against our Christian Polish roots! "
Poland is a predominantly Roman Catholic nation, where The Church has traditionally been influential.
Over The Past few years, religious conservatives from one Polish group have complained that bus company PKS Gdynia is " spreading Satanism".
Route 666 usually runs in the summer along the Baltic Sea coast. The region boasts miles of sandy beaches, and is a popular tourist destination.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
