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The Skagerrak is 240 km long and 80–140 km wide, deepening towards the Norwegian coast. It has an average salinity comparable to other coastal waters, housing a variety of habitats. Historically, the Skagerrak was the only access to the Baltic Sea until the construction of the Eider Canal in 1784.
- 200 metres (660 ft)
- 47,000 km² (18,000 sq mi)
- 700 metres (2,300 ft)
Skagerrak, rectangular arm of the North Sea, trending southwest to northeast between Norway on the north and the Jutland peninsula of Denmark on the south. About 150 miles (240 km) long and 80–90 miles (130–145 km) wide, the Skagerrak narrows between Cape Skagen (the Skaw), Denmark, and the Swedish.
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The Battle of Jutland (German: Skagerrakschlacht, the Battle of the Skagerrak) was a naval battle between Britain's Royal Navy Grand Fleet, under Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet, under Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer, during World War I.
- 31 May – 1 June 1916
- Inconclusive, though both have since claimed victory; see § Outcome
lit. The Kattegat ( Danish: [ˈkʰætəkæt]; Swedish: Kattegatt [ˈkâtːɛˌɡat]) is a 30,000 km 2 (12,000 sq mi) sea area bounded by the Jutlandic peninsula in the west, the Danish Straits islands of Denmark and the Baltic Sea to the south and the provinces of Bohuslän, Västergötland, Halland and Skåne in Sweden in the east.
- lit. '"cat's gate"'
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- 30,000 km² (12,000 sq mi)
Sep 18, 2019 · The Norwegian Skagerrak contains some of the busiest shipping routes in the world, with vessels from every corner of the globe. It also supports an intensive fishing industry. The principal centers along the coast, in order, are Risør, Lillesand, Grimstad and Arendal.
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Aug 21, 2020 · Skagerrak - Europe's Unique Marine Animal Habitat | Nature Documentary Watch 'Vicious Beauties - The Secret World of the Jellyfish' here: https://youtu.be/b...
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Skagerrak. Skagerrak is a sea in the northern part of Europe between Norway and Denmark. Skagerrak is a part of the North Sea. To the east is Kattegat . Close to the Norwegian coast is a deep trench (700 m), the rest of the sea is shallow. Oil and gas are produced from rigs in the Skagerrak.
