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Wolin is a Polish island in the Baltic Sea, just off the Polish coast. Administratively, the island belongs to the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. Wolin is separated from the island of Usedom (Uznam) by the Strait of Świna, and from mainland Pomerania by the Strait of Dziwna. The island has an area of 265 km2 (102 sq mi) and its highest point is Mount Grzywacz at 116 m above sea level. The number of inhabitants is 30,000. Eastern suburbs of the city of Świnoujście extend to the Wolin island, while the towns of Międzyzdroje and Wolin lie further east.
Landsat satellite photo of Oder Lagoon - Wolin is the eastern of the two large islands separating the waters of the Lagoon from the Baltic Sea, the western island is Usedom
One of four Svetovid wood figures, found in Wolin, from the 9th or 10th century used in home worship
Wolin National Park on the island
Świnoujście Lighthouse
Baltic Sea
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The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North and Central European Plain.
Hel Peninsula
Cape Arkona on the island of Rügen in Germany, was a sacred site of the Rani tribe before Christianization.
The naval Battle of the Sound took place on 8 November 1658 during the Dano-Swedish War.
Nautical chart of the Baltic Sea in 1919.