Great Belt
Strait in Denmark linking the Baltic Sea to the Kattegat strait and the Atlantic Ocean / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Great Belt (Danish: Storebælt, pronounced [ˈstoːɐˌpelˀt]) is a strait between the major islands of Zealand (Sjælland) and Funen (Fyn) in Denmark. It is one of the three Danish Straits.
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Coordinates | 55.333°N 11.000°E / 55.333; 11.000 |
Type | strait |
Basin countries | Denmark |
Max. length | 60 km (37 mi) |
Max. width | 32 km (20 mi) |
Min. width | 16 km (10 mi) |
Max. depth | 60 m (197 ft) |
Islands | Samsø in the north and Langeland to the south |
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Effectively dividing Denmark in two, the Belt was served by the Great Belt ferries from the late 19th century until the islands were connected by the Great Belt Fixed Link in 1997–98.