Where Is Poland Lithuania Gulf of Gdansk Baltic Sea Kaliningrad Russia Warsaw Did you know The modern symbol of Warsaw is a mermaid holding a sword and shield According to legend a mermaid helped to build the city of Warsaw and still protects it Poland Germany E Czech Republic Slovakia
Belarus Poland is a country in central Europe that covers 120 728 square miles 312 685 square kilometers To the west of Poland is Germany and to the south the Czech Republic and Slovakia Poland's eastern neighbors are Ukraine and Belarus Warsaw the capital of Poland sits in the eastern part of the country Ukraine Lithuania and Poland share a short border in the northeast Kaliningrad a province of Russia also borders Poland in the north The Baltic Sea meets Poland's northern seacoast The ports of Gdańsk and Gdynia lie on the Gulf of Gdańsk an inlet of the Baltic Sea
The Land Did you know Poland has almost 10 000 lakes most of them in the north The largest is Lake Sniardwy which has eight islands of its own Tatra Mountains Poland is a mostly flat country Its landscape begins with lowlands in the north and gradually rises into mountains along the southern border The Tatra Mountains cross the border into Slovakia This range includes Rysy which reaches 8 199 feet 2 499 meters This is Poland's highest point
Poland's longest river is the Vistula This river begins in the Carpathian Mountains then winds east and north and passes through Warsaw The Vistula empties into the Baltic Sea at Gdańsk The Oder River also flows north and forms part of the border with Germany fun fact The Baltic seacoast of Poland is one of the world's major sources of amber This is ancient tree resin that turns hard as rock over thousands of years Some ancient amber pieces contain insects that are now extinct Baltic Sea
