Schlei

Water type: Bay
Connection to the ocean: Baltic sea -> Atlantic Ocean
Continent: Europe
Climate: Temperate
Country: Germany

The Schlei is a narrow inlet of the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. It stretches for approximately 20 miles (32 kilometers) from the Baltic near Kappeln and Arnis to the city of Schleswig. Along the Schlei are many small bays and swamps. It separates the Angeln peninsula to the north from the Schwansen peninsula to the south.