Ostrów Island
Encyclopedia
Ostrów Island is an island
on the Baltic Sea
, located in the delta of Vistula
river. The island composes a portion of the territory of the city of Gdańsk
, Poland
. More specifically, it is part of the quarter known as Mlyniska
.
The northern border of the island is formed by the waters of Port Channel (Gdańsk), while the southern border is a branch of the Vistula
river, called Leniwka
.
The Ostrow Island belongs to Gdanska Stocznia Remontowa, a prosperous industrial enterprise and Stocznia Gdanska, a group of Stocznia Gdynia.
See also Gdańsk
.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
on the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean 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 Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
, located in the delta of Vistula
Vistula
The Vistula is the longest and the most important river in Poland, at 1,047 km in length. The watershed area of the Vistula is , of which lies within Poland ....
river. The island composes a portion of the territory of the city of Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. More specifically, it is part of the quarter known as Mlyniska
Mlyniska
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.
The northern border of the island is formed by the waters of Port Channel (Gdańsk), while the southern border is a branch of the Vistula
Vistula
The Vistula is the longest and the most important river in Poland, at 1,047 km in length. The watershed area of the Vistula is , of which lies within Poland ....
river, called Leniwka
Leniwka
The Leniwka is a river in northern Poland, one of the branches of the Vistula. It is long, and flows into Gdańsk Bay, forming the southern border of Ostrów Island and Sobieszewo Island.Towns and villages on the Leniwka:* Piekło* Biała Góra* Tczew...
.
The Ostrow Island belongs to Gdanska Stocznia Remontowa, a prosperous industrial enterprise and Stocznia Gdanska, a group of Stocznia Gdynia.
See also Gdańsk
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
.