Kattegat

American

[kat-i-gat, kah-ti-gaht] / ˈkæt ɪˌgæt, ˈkɑ tɪˌgɑt /

Or Cattegat

noun

a strait between Jutland and Sweden. 40–70 miles (64–113 km) wide.

Kattegat British

/ ˈkætɪˌɡæt /

noun

Former spelling: Cattegat. a strait between Denmark and Sweden: linked by the Sound, the Great Belt, and the Little Belt with the Baltic Sea and by the Skagerrak with the North Sea

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After several weeks at anchor in the Kattegat strait between Sweden and Denmark, the Chinese tanker was eventually boarded by authorities from Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Finland, but then set sail last week.

From BBC

The ship has been in the Kattegat strait - a passage between Sweden and Denmark that connects the Baltic Sea to the North Sea - since 19 November and is being monitored by the Danish navy.

From BBC

For many years researchers thought that the harbor porpoises in Kattegat were fine.

From Science Daily

At least that is the case for the population living in Kattegat.

From Science Daily

The porpoises in the Kattegat hunt fish in shallow waters, but that is also where most of the recreational motor boats are.

From Science Daily

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