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
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 54°38′30″N 18°46′53″E / 54.64167°N 18.78139°E / 54.64167; 18.78139
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyPuck
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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 or Hel Spit (Polish pronunciation: [xɛl] ⓘ; Polish: Półwysep Helski, Mierzeja Helska; Kashubian: Hélskô Sztremlëzna) 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.