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( Polish ''Mierzeja Helska'', Kashubian ''Hélskô Sztremlëzna'') is a 35-km-long Sand Bar peninsula in northern Poland separating the Bay Of Puck from the open Baltic Sea . It is located in the Puck County of Pomeranian Voivodship . The width of the peninsula varies from approximately 300 m. near Jurata , through 100 metres in the most narrow part to over 1 kilometre at the tip ( Town Of Hel ). Since the peninsula was formed entirely of sand, it is frequently turned into an island by winter storms. Until the 17th Century the peninsula was a chain of islands that formed a strip of land only during the summer; during the Battle Of Hel in 1939, Polish forces Dynamite d the peninsula, turning it into an island. There is a road and a rail road running along the peninsula from the mainland to the town of Hel located in the furthest point. It is a popular tourist destination. Other towns, ports and tourist resorts are Jurata , Jastarnia , Kuźnica , Chałupy and Władysławowo . SEE ALSO |
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