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The Baltic Sea, the North Sea, and the English Channel. coast of Bornholm, Denmark Great Belt Bridge Møn: chalk cliffs Chalk cliffs at Stubbenkammer promontory on the island of Rügen, Ger. Ostseebad Ahrenshoop, Ger., on the Baltic Sea. Poland Marienkirche in Lübeck, Germany The Kiel Canal, running from the mouth of the Elbe River to the Baltic Sea, Kiel, Ger. Gdańsk shipyard
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Poland says a Russian helicopter violated its airspace over the Baltic Sea • Apr. 26, 2025, 3:22 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Sweden scrambles fighter jets to intercept Russia spy plane over Baltic Sea • Apr. 24, 2025, 6:28 AM ET (CBS)
RAF fighters scrambled twice to intercept Russian planes last week • Apr. 21, 2025, 1:46 AM ET (The Guardian)
Sweden says no proof Chinese ship meant to damage cables • Apr. 16, 2025, 3:15 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)
Estonian navy detains Russia-bound oil tanker in Baltic Sea • Apr. 12, 2025, 9:22 AM ET (Reuters)

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The Baltic Sea, the North Sea, and the English Channel.
coast of Bornholm, Denmark
Great Belt Bridge
Møn: chalk cliffs
Chalk cliffs at Stubbenkammer promontory on the island of Rügen, Ger.
Ostseebad Ahrenshoop, Ger., on the Baltic Sea.
Poland
Marienkirche in Lübeck, Germany
The Kiel Canal, running from the mouth of the Elbe River to the Baltic Sea, Kiel, Ger.
Gdańsk shipyard
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