Hel Peninsula

Hel Peninsula is a 35-kilometre-long sand bar peninsula in northern Poland separating the from the open Baltic Sea. It is located in of the .
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  • Type: Peninsula
  • Description: sand bar peninsula in northern Poland
  • Also known as: Polwysep Hel

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lubek Hill and Jastarnia Airport.

Dune
is a dune.

Aerodrome
is an aerodrome.

Railway station
is a railway station serving the town of , in the , . The station is located on the Reda–Hel railway. is situated 3½ km southeast of Hel Peninsula.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kuźnica and Jurata.

Village
is a settlement and popular seaside resort in northern , located between and on the Hel Peninsula on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in , . is situated 3½ km northwest of Hel Peninsula.

is a settlement and seaside resort in northern , located on the Hel Peninsula in a forested area between the towns of and in , , on the coast of the Baltic Sea.

is a seaside resort and a with conditions favorable for windsurfing and kitesurfing, in Gmina Władysławowo. It is situated between and on the Hel Peninsula on the southern Baltic Sea in , , northern Poland.

Hel Peninsula

Latitude
54.71895° or 54° 43′ 8″ north
Longitude
18.6288° or 18° 37′ 44″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
9F6WPJ9H+HG
Geo­Names ID
3098016
Wiki­data ID
Q5606
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Hel Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Xel dili
  • Belarusian: Гэльская пярэспа
  • Belarusian: Хельская каса
  • Bulgarian: Хелска коса
  • Cebuano: Półwysep Hel
  • Chechen: Хель ахгӀайре
  • Chinese: 海爾半島
  • Chinese: 赫爾半島
  • Croatian: Hel
  • Czech: Helská kosa
  • Danish: Hela-halvøen
  • Dutch: Hel
  • Dutch: Mierzeja Helska
  • Erzya: Межея-Хельска
  • Esperanto: Hel
  • Estonian: Hel’i poolsaar
  • Finnish: Helin niemimaa
  • French: péninsule de Hel
  • French: Péninsule de Hel
  • Garifuna: Hélskô Sztremlëzna
  • German: Halbinsel Hel
  • German: Halbinsel Hela
  • German: Hel
  • German: Hela-Halbinsel
  • German: Putziger Nehrung
  • Greek: Χερσόνησος του Χελ
  • Hebrew: הל
  • Italian: Penisola di Hel
  • Japanese: ヘル半島
  • Kashubian: Hélskô Sztremlëzna
  • Korean: 헬반도
  • Latvian: Helas strēle
  • Lithuanian: Helio nerija
  • Lithuanian: Helo nerija
  • Macedonian: Хелски Полуостров
  • Macedonian: Хелски Провлак
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Helhalvøya
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Helhalvøya
  • Norwegian: Helhalvøya
  • Persian: شبه‌جزیره هل
  • Polish: Hel
  • Polish: Mierzeja Helska
  • Polish: Półwysep Helski
  • Portuguese: Península de Hel
  • Romanian: Peninsula Hel
  • Russian: Межея-Хельска
  • Russian: Хельская коса
  • Serbian: Полуострво Хел
  • Serbo-Croatian: Hel
  • Slovak: Helský polostrov
  • Slovenian: Helski polotok
  • Spanish: peninsula de Hel
  • Spanish: península de Hel
  • Spanish: Península de Hel
  • Swedish: Helhalvön
  • Turkish: Hel Yarımadası
  • Ukrainian: Гель
  • Urdu: ہیل جزیرہ نما
  • Vietnamese: Bán đảo Hel
  • Vietnamese: Hel Peninsula

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lubek and Rafa Mewia.

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