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Baltica

Baltica is a term used in several related but distinct senses in geography, geology, and cultural usage.

Geographic and historical region

Baltica commonly refers to the area around the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. In historical and cultural

Geological sense

In geology and geochronology, Baltica designates a former continental landmass or cratonic block that existed in

Other uses

Baltica is also used as a proper name in various commercial, cultural, or organizational contexts, including

contexts,
it
is
associated
with
the
Baltic
region
and
the
Baltic
States—Estonia,
Latvia,
and
Lithuania—and
the
surrounding
countries
that
have
maritime
ties
to
the
Baltic.
The
term
is
used
in
geography,
archaeology,
and
regional
studies
to
denote
a
geographic
and
cultural
zone
defined
by
proximity
to
the
sea,
shared
trade
routes,
and
historical
links
across
the
Baltic
basin.
the
Neoproterozoic
and
early
Paleozoic.
It
included
parts
of
what
are
now
northern
Europe
and
adjacent
regions.
Baltica
drifted
to
higher
latitudes
after
its
formation
and
later
collided
with
Laurentia
to
form
the
larger
crustal
system
known
as
Laurussia
during
the
Early
Devonian.
Its
subsequent
assembly
with
other
landmasses
contributed
to
the
broader
formation
of
Euramerica
and,
overall,
to
the
assembly
of
the
Pangaean
supercontinent.
Today,
the
term
is
used
in
paleogeographic
reconstructions
to
refer
to
the
ancient
core
that
underlies
much
of
Scandinavia
and
parts
of
northeastern
Europe.
brands
and
project
titles,
where
the
term
evokes
connections
to
the
Baltic
region
without
implying
a
fixed
geographic
or
geological
meaning.