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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Exactly how the whale ended up on an island off Denmark's East Jutland coast in the Kattegat strait is a mystery.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

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

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

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Smiles, Samuel

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