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The Kattegat (Danish
Danish language

Danish is one of the North Germanic languages , a sub-group of the Germanic languages branch of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken by around 6 million people, mainly in Denmark; the language is also used by the 50,000 Danes in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany where it holds the status of minority language....
), or Kattegatt (Swedish
Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic languages language, spoken by around 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the ?land islands....
) is a sea area bounded by Jutland
Jutland

File:Jutland peninsula 2.pngJutland , historically also called Cimbria, is a peninsula in Europe. Jutland forms the mainland part of Denmark as well as the northernmost part of Germany....
 (Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
 and extreme north Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
), and Scania
Scania

Scania may refer to:*Scania , Swedish truck manufacturer with origins in Scania.*Scania Market, annual market for herring in Scania during the Middle Ages...
, Halland
Halland

is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden , on the western coast of Sweden. It borders V?sterg?tland, Sm?land, Sk?ne and the sea of Kattegat....
 and Bohuslän
Bohuslän

is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated on the west coast of the country. It borders Dalsland and V?sterg?tland as well as the Skagerrak arm of the North Sea and ?stfold in Norway....
 (Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
). The Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53?N to 66?N latitude and from 20?E to 26?E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Denmark islands....
 drains into the Kattegat through the Oresund
Oresund

Properly spelled with diacritics, ?resund or ?resund , sometimes also known as The Sound, is the strait that separates the Denmark island Zealand from the southern Swedish province of Scania ....
 and the Danish Straits
Danish straits

The Danish straits are the three channels connecting the Baltic sea to the North Sea through the Kattegat and Skagerrak. They transect Denmark, and are not to be confused with the Denmark Strait between Greenland and Iceland....
. The Kattegat is a continuation of the Skagerrak
Skagerrak

The Skagerrak strait runs between Norway and the southwest coast of Sweden and the Jutland of Denmark, connecting the North Sea and the Kattegat strait, which leads to the Baltic Sea....
 and may be seen as either a bay
Headlands and bays

Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment....
 of the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53?N to 66?N latitude and from 20?E to 26?E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Denmark islands....
, a bay of the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
, or, in traditional Scandinavian usage, none of these.

rding to the definition established in a 1932 convention signed by Denmark, Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 and Sweden (registered in the League of Nations
League of Nations

The League of Nations was an inter-governmental organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?1920. At its greatest extent from 28 September 1934 to 23 February 1935, it had 58 members....
 Treaty Series 199 - 1933), the northern boundary between Kattegat and Skagerrak is found at the northernmost point of Skagen
Skagen

Skagen is a projection of land and a town in Region Nordjylland on the northernmost spit of Vendsyssel-Thy, a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark....
 on Jutland and the southern boundary towards Oresund
Oresund

Properly spelled with diacritics, ?resund or ?resund , sometimes also known as The Sound, is the strait that separates the Denmark island Zealand from the southern Swedish province of Scania ....
 is found at the tip of Kullen Peninsula in Scania.

Waterway
Waterway

A waterway is any navigable body of water. These include rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, and canals. In order for a waterway to be navigable, it must meet several criteria:...
s that drain into the Kattegat are the rivers of Göta älv
Göta älv

The G?ta ?lv is a river that drains lake V?nern into Kattegat, and the North Sea, at the city of Gothenburg on the western coast of Sweden. It is located in G?taland, with the river itself being a site of early Geats settlement....
 at Gothenburg
Gothenburg

Gothenburg ) is the second largest city in Sweden after Stockholm and the fifth largest amongst the Nordic countries. The city is located on the south west-coast....
, together with the Lagan
Lagan River

Lagan is one of four main westcoast rivers in south-western Sweden besides G?ta ?lv. It is with 244 kilometers one of the longest rivers in southern Sweden....
, Nissan
Nissan River

The Nissan River is a 240 km long stream in southwest Sweden. It ends in the Kattegat bay of the North Sea in Halmstad....
, Ätran
Ätran

?tran is a Sweden river. The river is about 240 kilometers long, and has its source in Gullered, V?sterg?tland, at a height of 332 meters above the sea level....
 and Viskan
Viskan

Viskan is a river in the south west of Sweden. It is about 150 kilometers long. It starts in the lake Tolken outside Ulricehamn and has its outlet in the Kattegatt. It runs through Bor?s....
 from the province of Halland
Halland

is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden , on the western coast of Sweden. It borders V?sterg?tland, Sm?land, Sk?ne and the sea of Kattegat....
 on the Swedish side, and the river of Gudenå
Gudenå

The River Guden , on the Jutland peninsula, is Denmark's longest river. It flows 176 kilometres from Tinnet Krat in Vejle County, between N?rre Snede and T?rring-Uldum, to Randers Fjord in Randers, on a course which takes it through central Jutland....
 from Jutland
Jutland

File:Jutland peninsula 2.pngJutland , historically also called Cimbria, is a peninsula in Europe. Jutland forms the mainland part of Denmark as well as the northernmost part of Germany....
, in Denmark.

The main islands of the Kattegat are Samsø
Samsø

Sams? is a Denmark island in the Kattegat 15 kilometers off the Jutland Peninsula. Sams? is located in Sams? municipality. The community has 4,300 inhabitants called Samsingers and is 114 km? in area....
, Læsø
Læsø

L?s? is the largest island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat, and is located off the northeast coast of the Jutland Peninsula, the Denmark mainland....
 and Anholt
Anholt (Denmark)

Anholt is a Denmark island in the Kattegat. The island covers an area of 21,75 km? and has 160 permanent inhabitants. The island can be reached by ferry from Gren?....
, where the latter two, due to their dry summer climate, are referred to as the Danish desert
Désert

?D?sert? is ?milie Simon's debut single, released in October 2002. The song was a huge success both critically and commercially in her homeland....
 belt.

A number of noteworthy coastal areas abut the Kattegat, including the Kullaberg Nature Reserve in Scania, Sweden, which contains a number of rare species
Rare species

A rare species is an organism which is very uncommon or scarce. This designation may be applied to either a plant or animal taxon, and may be distinct from the term "endangered species" or "threatened species"....
 and a scenic rocky shore
Rocky shore

A rocky shore is an intertidal area on seacoasts where solid rock predominates. Rocky shores are biologically rich environments, and make the ideal natural laboratory for studying intertidal ecology and other biological processes....
, the town of Mölle
Mölle

M?lle is a small coastal Urban areas in Sweden in H?gan?s Municipality, Sk?ne County southwestern Sweden.The town, population 725 , is best known for its scenic harbour and its location adjacent to the Kullaberg Nature Reserve....
, which has a picturesque harbour and views into the Kullaberg, and Skagen
Skagen

Skagen is a projection of land and a town in Region Nordjylland on the northernmost spit of Vendsyssel-Thy, a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark....
 at the northern tip of Denmark.

Currently, a proposed bridge from Jutland to Zealand
Zealand

Zealand is the largest island of Denmark and the List of islands by area. Zealand is connected to Funen by the Great Belt Bridge and to Sweden by the Oresund Bridge....
, across the southern part of Kattegat is under political consideration in Denmark.

rding to Den Store Danske Encyklopædi
Den Store Danske Encyklopædi

Den Store Danske Encyklop?di is the most comprehensive contemporary Danish language encyclopedia. The 20 volumes of the encyclopedia were published successively between 1994 and 2001; a one-volume supplement was published in 2002 and two index volumes in 2003....
 and Nudansk Ordbog, the name derives from the Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
 words Kat (cat) and Gat (hole).






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The Kattegat (Danish
Danish language

Danish is one of the North Germanic languages , a sub-group of the Germanic languages branch of the Indo-European languages. It is spoken by around 6 million people, mainly in Denmark; the language is also used by the 50,000 Danes in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany where it holds the status of minority language....
), or Kattegatt (Swedish
Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic languages language, spoken by around 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the ?land islands....
) is a sea area bounded by Jutland
Jutland

File:Jutland peninsula 2.pngJutland , historically also called Cimbria, is a peninsula in Europe. Jutland forms the mainland part of Denmark as well as the northernmost part of Germany....
 (Denmark
Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
 and extreme north Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
), and Scania
Scania

Scania may refer to:*Scania , Swedish truck manufacturer with origins in Scania.*Scania Market, annual market for herring in Scania during the Middle Ages...
, Halland
Halland

is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden , on the western coast of Sweden. It borders V?sterg?tland, Sm?land, Sk?ne and the sea of Kattegat....
 and Bohuslän
Bohuslän

is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden , situated on the west coast of the country. It borders Dalsland and V?sterg?tland as well as the Skagerrak arm of the North Sea and ?stfold in Norway....
 (Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
). The Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53?N to 66?N latitude and from 20?E to 26?E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Denmark islands....
 drains into the Kattegat through the Oresund
Oresund

Properly spelled with diacritics, ?resund or ?resund , sometimes also known as The Sound, is the strait that separates the Denmark island Zealand from the southern Swedish province of Scania ....
 and the Danish Straits
Danish straits

The Danish straits are the three channels connecting the Baltic sea to the North Sea through the Kattegat and Skagerrak. They transect Denmark, and are not to be confused with the Denmark Strait between Greenland and Iceland....
. The Kattegat is a continuation of the Skagerrak
Skagerrak

The Skagerrak strait runs between Norway and the southwest coast of Sweden and the Jutland of Denmark, connecting the North Sea and the Kattegat strait, which leads to the Baltic Sea....
 and may be seen as either a bay
Headlands and bays

Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment....
 of the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53?N to 66?N latitude and from 20?E to 26?E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Denmark islands....
, a bay of the North Sea
North Sea

The North Sea is a marginal sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf. The Dover Strait and the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north connect it to the Atlantic Ocean....
, or, in traditional Scandinavian usage, none of these.

Geography

According to the definition established in a 1932 convention signed by Denmark, Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
 and Sweden (registered in the League of Nations
League of Nations

The League of Nations was an inter-governmental organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?1920. At its greatest extent from 28 September 1934 to 23 February 1935, it had 58 members....
 Treaty Series 199 - 1933), the northern boundary between Kattegat and Skagerrak is found at the northernmost point of Skagen
Skagen

Skagen is a projection of land and a town in Region Nordjylland on the northernmost spit of Vendsyssel-Thy, a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark....
 on Jutland and the southern boundary towards Oresund
Oresund

Properly spelled with diacritics, ?resund or ?resund , sometimes also known as The Sound, is the strait that separates the Denmark island Zealand from the southern Swedish province of Scania ....
 is found at the tip of Kullen Peninsula in Scania.

Waterway
Waterway

A waterway is any navigable body of water. These include rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, and canals. In order for a waterway to be navigable, it must meet several criteria:...
s that drain into the Kattegat are the rivers of Göta älv
Göta älv

The G?ta ?lv is a river that drains lake V?nern into Kattegat, and the North Sea, at the city of Gothenburg on the western coast of Sweden. It is located in G?taland, with the river itself being a site of early Geats settlement....
 at Gothenburg
Gothenburg

Gothenburg ) is the second largest city in Sweden after Stockholm and the fifth largest amongst the Nordic countries. The city is located on the south west-coast....
, together with the Lagan
Lagan River

Lagan is one of four main westcoast rivers in south-western Sweden besides G?ta ?lv. It is with 244 kilometers one of the longest rivers in southern Sweden....
, Nissan
Nissan River

The Nissan River is a 240 km long stream in southwest Sweden. It ends in the Kattegat bay of the North Sea in Halmstad....
, Ätran
Ätran

?tran is a Sweden river. The river is about 240 kilometers long, and has its source in Gullered, V?sterg?tland, at a height of 332 meters above the sea level....
 and Viskan
Viskan

Viskan is a river in the south west of Sweden. It is about 150 kilometers long. It starts in the lake Tolken outside Ulricehamn and has its outlet in the Kattegatt. It runs through Bor?s....
 from the province of Halland
Halland

is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden , on the western coast of Sweden. It borders V?sterg?tland, Sm?land, Sk?ne and the sea of Kattegat....
 on the Swedish side, and the river of Gudenå
Gudenå

The River Guden , on the Jutland peninsula, is Denmark's longest river. It flows 176 kilometres from Tinnet Krat in Vejle County, between N?rre Snede and T?rring-Uldum, to Randers Fjord in Randers, on a course which takes it through central Jutland....
 from Jutland
Jutland

File:Jutland peninsula 2.pngJutland , historically also called Cimbria, is a peninsula in Europe. Jutland forms the mainland part of Denmark as well as the northernmost part of Germany....
, in Denmark.

The main islands of the Kattegat are Samsø
Samsø

Sams? is a Denmark island in the Kattegat 15 kilometers off the Jutland Peninsula. Sams? is located in Sams? municipality. The community has 4,300 inhabitants called Samsingers and is 114 km? in area....
, Læsø
Læsø

L?s? is the largest island in the North Sea bay of Kattegat, and is located off the northeast coast of the Jutland Peninsula, the Denmark mainland....
 and Anholt
Anholt (Denmark)

Anholt is a Denmark island in the Kattegat. The island covers an area of 21,75 km? and has 160 permanent inhabitants. The island can be reached by ferry from Gren?....
, where the latter two, due to their dry summer climate, are referred to as the Danish desert
Désert

?D?sert? is ?milie Simon's debut single, released in October 2002. The song was a huge success both critically and commercially in her homeland....
 belt.

A number of noteworthy coastal areas abut the Kattegat, including the Kullaberg Nature Reserve in Scania, Sweden, which contains a number of rare species
Rare species

A rare species is an organism which is very uncommon or scarce. This designation may be applied to either a plant or animal taxon, and may be distinct from the term "endangered species" or "threatened species"....
 and a scenic rocky shore
Rocky shore

A rocky shore is an intertidal area on seacoasts where solid rock predominates. Rocky shores are biologically rich environments, and make the ideal natural laboratory for studying intertidal ecology and other biological processes....
, the town of Mölle
Mölle

M?lle is a small coastal Urban areas in Sweden in H?gan?s Municipality, Sk?ne County southwestern Sweden.The town, population 725 , is best known for its scenic harbour and its location adjacent to the Kullaberg Nature Reserve....
, which has a picturesque harbour and views into the Kullaberg, and Skagen
Skagen

Skagen is a projection of land and a town in Region Nordjylland on the northernmost spit of Vendsyssel-Thy, a part of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark....
 at the northern tip of Denmark.

Currently, a proposed bridge from Jutland to Zealand
Zealand

Zealand is the largest island of Denmark and the List of islands by area. Zealand is connected to Funen by the Great Belt Bridge and to Sweden by the Oresund Bridge....
, across the southern part of Kattegat is under political consideration in Denmark.

Etymology

According to Den Store Danske Encyklopædi
Den Store Danske Encyklopædi

Den Store Danske Encyklop?di is the most comprehensive contemporary Danish language encyclopedia. The 20 volumes of the encyclopedia were published successively between 1994 and 2001; a one-volume supplement was published in 2002 and two index volumes in 2003....
 and Nudansk Ordbog, the name derives from the Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
 words Kat (cat) and Gat (hole). It refers to late medieval navigation jargon, when captains of the Hanseatic
Hanseatic

Hanseatic may refer to:* The Hanseatic League, a trading alliance in northern Europe in existence between the 13th and 17th centuries.* The Hanseatic , the synonym for the members of the upper class of the Free imperial city Hamburg, Bremen and L?beck since the middle of the 17th century after the end of the Hanseatic league...
 trading fleets would compare the Danish Straits
Danish straits

The Danish straits are the three channels connecting the Baltic sea to the North Sea through the Kattegat and Skagerrak. They transect Denmark, and are not to be confused with the Denmark Strait between Greenland and Iceland....
 to a hole so narrow that even a cat would have difficulty squeezing its way through on account of the many reef
Reef

In nautical terminology, a reef is a Rock , bar , or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water .Many reefs result from abiotic processes?deposition of sand, wave erosion planning down rock outcrops, and other natural processes?but the best-known reefs are the coral reefs of tropical waters developed through biotic processes do...
s and shallow waters. At one point, the passable waters were a mere 3.84 kilometers (2.38 miles) wide.

An archaic name for both the Skagerrak
Skagerrak

The Skagerrak strait runs between Norway and the southwest coast of Sweden and the Jutland of Denmark, connecting the North Sea and the Kattegat strait, which leads to the Baltic Sea....
 and Kattegat was the Norwegian Sea
Norwegian Sea

The Norwegian Sea is part of the North Atlantic Ocean northwest of Norway, located between the North Sea and the Greenland Sea.It adjoins the Iceland Sea to the west and the Barents Sea to the northeast....
 or Jutland Sea (Knýtlinga saga
Knýtlinga saga

Kn?tlinga saga is one of the kings' sagas. It was written in Iceland, ca. 1260. It deals with the Danish rulers from Harold I of Denmark to 1187....
 mentions the name Jótlandshaf). The name of the Copenhagen
Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,153,615 . Copenhagen is situated on the Islands of Zealand and Amager....
 street Kattesundet is derived from same root.

History

This was one of the first marine dead zones to be noted in the 1970s, when scientists began studying how intensive economic use affected the natural world.