Pommeranian Bay

The Bay of Pomerania opens onto the southern Baltic north of the islands of Usedom and Wolin. Behind them lies the broad Szczecin Lagoon, receiving the waters of the Oder; the Peene, Świna and Dziwna channels connect it to the bay. These passages linked the ports and settlements of the lagoon and river to Baltic shipping, while the islands and their shifting shores separated sheltered inland waters from the open sea.