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Kattegat

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

noun

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


Kattegat British  
/ ˈkætɪˌɡæt /

noun

  1. 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 ● Dec. 27, 2024

They are mainly found in the Femern Belt, the northern part of Øresund, Storebælt, Lillebælt and in Kattegat along the Swedish west coast.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2024

Meanwhile Freydis, portrayed by Frida Gustavsson, is taken under the wing of female Kattegat leader Jarl Haakon, played by Caroline Henderson, developing a strong bond also shared by the two actresses.

From Reuters ● Feb. 22, 2022

Vikings The first of two new episodes opens on election day in Kattegat, but some strangers arriving in the harbor may force an unexpected outcome in the voting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2021

I set out from Gottenburg to Helsingborg, along the shores of the Kattegat.

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Samuel Smiles

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