Original: The governorate was bounded in north by the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Riga and the Governorate of Livonia; west by the Baltic Sea; south by the Vilna Governorate and Prussia and east by the Vitebsk Governorate and Minsk Governorate.
Simplified: It was bounded in north by Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea and Governorate of Livonia; west by Baltic Sea; south by Vilna Governorate and Prussia; east by Vitbesk Governorate and Minsk Governorate.