Bay of Lübeck

Satellite picture of the Bay of Lübeck

The Bay of Lübeck (German: Lübecker Bucht, German pronunciation ) is a basin in the southwestern Baltic Sea, off the shores of German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein. It forms the southwestern part of the Bay of Mecklenburg.

The main port is Travemünde, a borough of the city of Lübeck, at the mouth of river Trave. The Elbe–Lübeck Canal connects the Baltic Sea with the Elbe.

See also

Priwall Peninsula with the museum ship Passat
Travemünder Woche - traditional sailing races on the Bay of Lübeck
The disaster on May 3, 1945, involving these 3 ships:
Lighthouses and lightvessels in Germany

External links

Media related to Lübecker Bucht at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 54°09′33″N 11°19′20″E / 54.15917°N 11.32222°E / 54.15917; 11.32222

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