Portal:THESEUS/Hel Peninsula

Hel Peninsula is located in the south Baltic Sea, in the west part of the Gulf of Gdańsk (see Fig. 1). The Peninsula separates the outer waters of the Gulf of Gdańsk from its inner part where the harbours of Gdańsk and Gdynia are situated. These harbours are sheltered by Hel Peninsula against the wave impact from the northern sector (as well as from north-east in the case of Gdynia harbour). Hel Peninsula shores on the open sea side are most exposed to wave attack from N-E sector. The Puck Bay, located SW from the shores of Hel Peninsula, constitutes the westernmost inner part of the Gulf of Gdańsk (Fig. 1).