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Gdansk, Poland

Sobieszewo Island beach, Vistula mouth amber

Tidal foreshore Documented siteLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

AmberAmber
Sea glassSea glass
Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: jet, WWII metal.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Wikited at English Wikipedia (Public domain), Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Baltic amber and Vistula outwash at the river mouth east of Gdansk; wartime Westerplatte and Stogi lie just west.

Puls Gdanska guide: Jelitkowo, Brzezno and Stogi are crowded and poor, Wyspa Sobieszewska has fewer visitors and more amber; search after strong storms, January and February best, UV torch at nightView source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Winter surf, ice, cold

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