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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

From Science Daily May 23, 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 Season 5 of this historical action drama comes to a close with a new battle for Kattegat.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 29, 2019

In the winter of 1810-11, Torrens was Major Commandant of the Royal Marines, doing garrison duty on the island of Anholt in the Kattegat.

From Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823 by Ricardo, David

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