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	Baltic may refer to: Places Northern Europe The Baltic Sea Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53?N to 66?N latitude and from 20?E to 26?E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Denmark islands.... Baltic Ridge, hilly landscape at the southern coast of the Baltic Sea Baltic states (also Baltics, Baltic countries or Baltic republics): Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia The Baltic region Baltic region The *Baltic region* is an ambiguous term that refers to slightly different combinations of countries in the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea.... , an ambiguous term referring to the general area surrounding the Baltic Sea Baltic governorates or provinces, former parts of the Russian Empire (modern Latvia, Estonia) The Baltic Shield Baltic Shield The Baltic Shield is located in Fennoscandia , northwest Russia and under the Baltic Sea. The Baltic Shield is defined as the exposed Precambrian northwest segment of the East European Craton.... , the exposed Precambrian northwest segment of the East European Craton The Baltic Plate Baltic Plate The Baltic Plate was an ancient tectonic plate that existed from the Cambrian period to the Carboniferous period. The Baltic Plate collided against Siberia , to form the Ural Mountains about 500 million years ago.... , an ancient tectonic plate that is now fused onto the Eurasian Plate North America Baltic, Ohio Baltic, Ohio Baltic is a village #Ohio in Coshocton County, Ohio, Holmes County, Ohio, and Tuscarawas County, Ohio counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 743 at the United States Census 2000.... Baltic, South Dakota Baltic, South Dakota Baltic is a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, South Dakota, United States. The population was 811 at the United States Census, 2000.... Baltic, Kings County, Prince Edward Island Kings County, Prince Edward Island Kings County is located in eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada.It is the province's smallest, most rural and least-populated county. Kings County is also least dependent upon the agriculture industry compared with the other two counties, while being more heavily dependent on the fishery and forest industry.... , Canada Baltic, Prince County, Prince Edward Island Prince County, Prince Edward Island Prince County, is located in western Prince Edward Island, Canada. The county's defining geographic feature is Malpeque Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St.... , Canada Languages Baltic languages Baltic languages The Baltic languages are a group of related languages belonging to the Indo-European languages language family and spoken mainly in areas extending east and southeast of the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe.... , a subfamily of Indo-European languages, including Lithuanian, Latvian and extinct Old Prussian language Baltic, a Scots language Scots language Scots or Lowland Scots refers to the Germanic Variety derived from Middle English spoken in parts of Lowland Scotland, Northern Ireland and the border areas of the Republic of Ireland.... word for "freezing cold" People Balts Balts For the similarly named ethnic group inhabiting northern Pakistani Kashmir, see Balti peopleThe Balts or Baltic peoples , defined as speakers of one of the Baltic languages, a branch of the Indo-European languages family, are descended from a group of Indo-Europeans tribes who settled the area between lower Vistula and upper D... (or Baltic peoples), ethnic groups speaking the Baltic languages and/or originating from the Baltic countries Baltic Germans, historical ethnic German minority in Latvia and Estonia Baltic Russians Baltic Russians The term Baltic Russians is usually used to refer to the Russian language communities in the Baltic states#Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.... , Russian immigrant community of post World War II origin in the Baltic countries Ships and related SS Baltic (1871) SS Baltic (1871) Steamship *Baltic* was an ocean liner owned and operated by the White Star Line. The Baltic was one of the first four ships ordered by White Star from shipbuilders Harland and Wolff after Thomas Ismay had bought the company, and the third of the ships to be delivered.... RMS Baltic (1903) RMS Baltic (1903) The RMS Baltic was the second ship of that name belonging to the White Star Line. At 23,876 Gross Tonnage tons, she was the largest ship in the world until 1905.... Baltic Exchange Baltic Exchange The Baltic Exchange is the world's only independent source of maritime market information for the Financial market and settlement of physical and Derivative contracts.... , UK company that operates as a marketplace for shipbrokers, ship owners and charterers Baltic Dry Index Baltic Dry Index The Baltic Dry Index is a number issued daily by the London, England-based Baltic Exchange. The index provides "an assessment of the price of moving the major raw materials by sea.... , a daily shipping index published by the Baltic Exchange Buildings BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art The Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art is an international centre for contemporary art located on the south bank of the River Tyne alongside the Gateshead Millennium Bridge in Gateshead, North East England, United Kingdom.... in Gateshead, United Kingdom Baltic State Opera Baltic State Opera The Baltic State Opera is an opera company in Gdansk, Poland which performs in the Baltic State Opera House.Originally, in 1949, it was organized as an Opera-Studio rather than as a full scale opera company.... , the Opera House in Gdansk, Poland Trains "Baltic", a type of railroad steam locomotive Steam locomotive A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. The term usually refers to its use on railways, but can also refer to a "road locomotive" such as a traction engine or steamroller.... See also Baltica Baltica Baltica redirects here. For the Russian beer, see Baltika BreweriesBaltica is a name applied by geologists to a late-Proterozoic, early-Palaeozoic continent that now includes the East European craton of northwestern Eurasia.... Baltiysk Baltiysk Baltiysk , prior to 1945 known by its German language name Pillau , is a Russian seaport town in Kaliningrad Oblast. It is situated on the northern part of the Vistula Spit, 29 miles from Kaliningrad, on the shore of the Strait of Baltiysk separating the Vistula Bay from the Gdansk Bay.... Baltiysky Baltiysky Baltiysky , Baltiyskaya , or Baltiyskoye may refer to:*Baltiysky Rail Terminal, a railway terminal in St. Petersburg, Russia...