meanings of Hel peninsula encyclopedia of Hel peninsula dictionary of Hel peninsula thesaurus on Hel peninsula books about Hel peninsula dreams about Hel peninsula
 Hel peninsula - Definition 

Missing image
Mierzeja_Helska.jpg
Hel Peninsula as seen from Landsat satellite in 2000

Hel Peninsula (Polish Mierzeja Helska) is a 35 km long and sand-bar peninsula in northern Poland separating the Bay of Puck from the open Baltic Sea. It is located in the Puck County of Pomeranian Voivodship.

The width of the peninsula varies from approximately 300 m. near Jurata, through 100 metres in the most narrow part to over 1 kilometre at the tip (town of Hel). Since the peninsula was formed entirely of sand, it is frequently turned into an island by winter storms. Until 17th century the peninsula was a chain of islands that formed a strip of land only during the summer.

There is a road and a rail road running along the peninsula from the mainland to the town of Hel located in the furthest point. It is a popular tourist destination. Other towns, ports and tourist resorts are Jurata, Jastarnia, Kuźnica, Chałupy and Władysławowo.

See also

de:Halbinsel Hel pl:Mierzeja Helska

Copyright 2008 WordIQ.com - Privacy Policy  ::  Terms of Use  :: Contact Us  :: About Us
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Hel peninsula".