Hel Peninsula

Hel
Peninsula
Hel Peninsula as seen from Landsat satellite in 2000
Hel Peninsula as seen from Landsat satellite in 2000
Hel is located in Poland
Hel
Hel
Coordinates: 54°38′30″N 18°46′53″E / 54.64167°N 18.78139°E / 54.64167; 18.78139
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyPuck
Hel Peninsula
Hel Peninsula as seen from Władysławowo
Wooden house from circa 1850, now a restaurant
Kitesurfing, Hel Peninsula
Seal at the Oceanography Institute

Hel Peninsula (Polish pronunciation: [xɛl] ⓘ; Polish: Mierzeja Helska, Półwysep Helski; Kashubian: Hélskô Sztremlëzna; German: Halbinsel Hela or Putziger Nehrung) is a 35-kilometre-long (22 mi) sand bar peninsula in northern Poland separating the Bay of Puck from the open Baltic Sea. It is located in Puck County of the Pomeranian Voivodeship.