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Kattegat

The Kattegat , or Kattegatt , is a bay Headlands and bays

A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides.... 

 of the North Sea North Sea

he North Sea is a sea [i] of the Atlantic Ocean [i], located between Norway [i] and Denmark [i] in the ... 

 and a continuation of the Skagerrak Skagerrak

The Skagerrak strait [i] runs between Norway [i] and the southwest coast of Sweden [i] and the Jutland peninsula [i] ... 

, bounded by Denmark Denmark

The Kingdom of Denmark is the smallest and southernmost of the Nordic countries [i]. ... 

 and Sweden Sweden

The Kingdom of Sweden is a Nordic country [i] in Scandinavia [i]. ... 

. The Baltic Sea Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe [i], from 53N to 66N latitude [i] and from 20E to 26E longitude [i] ... 

 drains into the Kattegat through the Oresund Oresund

Oresund is the strait [i] that separates the Danish [i] island Zealand [i] ' from the south ... 

 and the Danish Straits.

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The Kattegat , or Kattegatt , is a bay Headlands and bays

A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides.... 

 of the North Sea North Sea

he North Sea is a sea [i] of the Atlantic Ocean [i], located between Norway [i] and Denmark [i] in the ... 

 and a continuation of the Skagerrak Skagerrak

The Skagerrak strait [i] runs between Norway [i] and the southwest coast of Sweden [i] and the Jutland peninsula [i] ... 

, bounded by Denmark Denmark

The Kingdom of Denmark is the smallest and southernmost of the Nordic countries [i].... 

 and Sweden Sweden

The Kingdom of Sweden is a Nordic country [i] in Scandinavia [i]. ... 

. The Baltic Sea Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe [i], from 53N to 66N latitude [i] and from 20E to 26E longitude [i]... 

 drains into the Kattegat through the Oresund Oresund

Oresund is the strait [i] that separates the Danish [i] island Zealand [i] ' from the south ... 

 and the Danish Straits.

Geography

Waterways that drain into the Kattegat are the rivers of Göta älv Göta älv

The Gta [i] lv drains lake Vnern [i] into Kattegat [i], and the North Sea [i], at the city of Gothenburg [i]... 

 at Gothenburg Gothenburg

Gothenburg ) is a city [i] and municipality [i] in the p ... 

, together with Lagan, Nissan, Ätran Ätran

... 

 and Viskan from the province of Halland Halland

Halland is a historical province [i] on the western coast of Sweden [i]. ... 

 on the Swedish side, and the river of Gudenå Gudenå

The River Guden, on the Jutland [i] peninsula, is Denmark [i]'s longest river. ... 

 from Jutland Jutland

Jutland is a peninsula [i] in northern Europe [i] that forms the only non-insular [i] part of Denmark [i] ... 

, in Denmark.

The main islands of the Kattegat are Samsø Samsø

Sams Is an island in the North Sea [i] bay of Kattegat [i] 15 kilometers off the Jutland Peninsula [i]. ... 

, Læsø Læsø

Ls is the largest island in the North Sea [i] bay of Kattegat [i], and is located 19 kilometers off the ... 

 and Anholt, where the latter two, due to their dry summer climate, are referred to as the Danish desert Desert

In geography [i], a desert is a landscape [i] form or region that receives little precipitation [i] ... 

 belt.

A number of noteworthy coastal areas abut the Kattegat, including the Kullaberg Nature Reserve Kullaberg

Kullaberg is a nature reserve [i] situated on a peninsula [i] of land protruding into the Kattegat [i] i ... 

 in Sweden, which contains a number of rare species and a scenic rocky shore Rocky shore

Rocky shore is an intertidal [i] area on seacoast [i]s where solid rock predominates. ... 

; and the town of Mölle Mölle

The small town Mlle is a resort near Hgans [i] in Scania [i], the southernmost province of Sweden [i] ... 

, Sweden, which has a picturesque harbour and views into the Kullaberg.

Etymology

The name Kattegat derives from the Dutch Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic [i] language [i] spoken by around 22 million people, mainly in the Netherlands [i] ... 

 words Kat and Gat . It refers to the medieval Middle Ages

The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history [i] ... 

 navigation, where captains spoke of this area to be as narrow as a cat's hole, since the passage itself is very narrow, at some point a mere 3,84 kilometers .
In keeping with sailors' well-known use of the language of bodily functions, one might paraphrase the concept by stating that, to seafaring men who must use it, the Kattegat has always been the anus of the Baltic Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe [i], from 53N to 66N latitude [i] and from 20E to 26E longitude [i]... 

. "Cat's hole" does not mean a cat's den. More formal but less accurate reference works sometimes substitute other parts of the cat's anatomy, leading to some confusion.

See also: Scandinavia Scandinavia

Scandinavia is a region [i] in Northern Europe [i]. ...