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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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

Danish TV reporters have filmed armed men watching them as they approach a Russian ship in the Kattegat sea area.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2023

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 Season 5 of this historical action drama comes to a close with a new battle for Kattegat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2019

And here the schooner began to feel in earnest the breezes of the Kattegat.

From A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Verne, Jules

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