SZCZECINSKI LAGOON


Meaning of SZCZECINSKI LAGOON in English

Polish Zalew Szczecinski, German Stettiner Haff, or Oderhaff lagoon (area 350 square miles [900 square km]) on the Baltic Sea coast between MecklenburgWest Pomerania Land (state), Germany, and Szczecin wojewdztwo (province), Poland. An extension of the Oder River's estuarine mouth, it is drained (via the Swina, Peene, and Dziwna rivers) into Pomeranian Bay and the Baltic Sea between Usedom and Wolin.

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