Sambia Peninsula
Also known as: Abalus · Kaliningrad Peninsula · Samland
- 1The Sambia Peninsula, also known as Samland, is located in the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.
- 2It is situated on the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea.
- 3The peninsula is bounded by the Curonian Lagoon to the northeast and the Vistula Lagoon to the southwest.
- 4The Pregolya River defines the southern border, while the Deyma River marks the eastern boundary.
- 5Due to its surrounding water bodies, the peninsula is geographically classified as an island.
- 6The region served as a core territory within the historic region of Prussia.
Sambia or Samland or Kaliningrad Peninsula is a peninsula in the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, on the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea.
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The Samland Peninsula in the Kaliningrad region contains the world's largest primary deposits of Baltic amber, which are extracted through open-pit mining.
Sambia or Samland or Kaliningrad Peninsula is a peninsula in the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, on the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea. The peninsula is bounded by the Curonian Lagoon to the north-east, the Vistula Lagoon in the southwest, the Pregolya River in the south, and the Deyma River in the east. As Sambia is surrounded on all sides by water, it is technically an island. Historically it formed an important part of the historic region of Prussia.
General map of the Kaliningrad Oblast, Russian Federation. Made with 3DEM , GRASS GIS , The Gimp and Inkscape software from public-domain GIS data ( SRTM3 , VMAP0 ). The relief shading is embedded bitmap graphics. Projection: UTM. Geodetic datum: Wgs84. Additional references: 1. Wikipedia Kaliningrad Oblast related ar...Wikimedia Commons; Andrein; Own work; CC BY-SA 3.0; Wikimedia Commons: Category:Sambia PeninsulaBlick auf das Frische Haff bei Kaliningrad (Königsberg) , im Hintergrund das Alkgebirge.Wikimedia Commons; Julian Nyča; Own work; CC BY-SA 3.0; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P18 (image)Sambia is the peninsula northwest of KaliningradWikimedia Commons; Insider Andrein ( Original ); File:Kaliningradsky_peninsula_RU.svg; CC BY-SA 3.0; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P242 (locator map image) 79 words