Darss-Zingst Bodden Chain

The Darss-Zingst Bodden Chain[1] (German: Darß-Zingster Boddenkette) is a waterbody on the Baltic Sea coast northeast of Rostock in Germany.

It consists of a string of several lagoons or bodden arranged in an east–west direction that are separated from the open sea by the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula.

The individual lagoons of the Darss-Zingst Bodden Chain are the: (listed from west to east; not mentioned here are several smaller stretches of interlinking water).

The salt content of the water rises from west to east, because only at the eastern end of the bodden chain is there a link to the Baltic Sea via the Gellenstrom stream and the small opening between Großer Werder and Kleiner Werder, where the waters are able to mix.

The northern part of the Darss-Zingst Bodden Chain belongs to the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park.